Chemicals and Drugs

Topical Fluorides

Fluorides, usually in pastes or gels, used for topical application to reduce the incidence of DENTAL CARIES.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Fluorides, usually in pastes or gels, used for topical application to reduce the incidence of DENTAL CARIES.

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Drug Class

Pharmacological Action

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Fluorides, Topical
  • Fluoride Varnishes
  • Varnishes, Fluoride

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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Indexing Annotation

fluoride-containing toothpastes: index TOOTHPASTES (IM) + FLUORIDES (IM), not here; fluoride-containing mouthwashes: index MOUTHWASHES (IM) + FLUORIDES (IM), not here

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History Note

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Tree Numbers

  1. D01w.303w.350w.300w.512w
  2. D25.223.432w
  3. J01.637.051.223.432w

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NLM Classification

QV 282

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Topical Fluorides. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005460. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005460
  2. Topical Fluorides. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topical_fluoride
  3. Topical Fluorides. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69523775