Fluoride

Question 1

how much F- in 1 liter of water at 1ppm

Answer 1

1 mg

Question 2

What does floried replace in hydroxyl appetite

Answer 2

hydroxyl

Question 3

what’s the % F- in Acidulated Phosphate Fluoride (APF)?

Answer 3

1.23%

Question 4

ADA recommends to apply in-office fluoride foam for how long?

Answer 4

4 minutes

Question 5

what age should fluoride supplements be started?

Answer 5

6 months

Question 6

what’s the toxic dose of fluoride?

___ mg/kg

Answer 6

5-10

Question 7

What is the EPA highest conc of natural fluoride in drinking water?
1ppm
2ppm
3ppm
4ppm
5ppm

Answer 7

4ppm

Question 8

How do they administer Fluoride in schools?

____ %fluoride rinse

Answer 8

0.2% fluoride rinse 1x a week

Question 9

4 yo with .4ppm fluoride. Supplement?

Answer 9

0.25mg
SUPPLEMENTAL FLOURIDE RECOMMENDATION
Age <0.3 ppm 0.3–0.6 ppm >0.6 ppm
Birth–6 months 0 0 0
6 months–3 years 0.25 mg 0 0
3–6 years 0.5 mg 0.25 mg 0
6 years upto at least 16 yrs 1.0 mg 0.5 mg 0

FA159

Question 10

2 yo takes 20mg fluoride pill – coma, nausea, renal failure, cardiac arrest

Answer 10

nausea
other symptoms (FA161)
■ Vomiting
■ Hypersalivation
■ Abdominal pain
■ Diarrhea
■ Acute → cardiac failure and respiratory paralysis

Question 11

Types of Fluoride used in toothpaste: sodium fluoride, Stannous fluoride, Sodium monofluorophosphate

Answer 11

NaF

DD, Op 225

Question 12

what toothpaste should not be used in a patient with multiple porcelain crowns?

Answer 12

acidulated

Question 13

What is least likely to cause baby bottle caries?

a. Breast milk at night
b. Formula made with fluoridated water
c. water with no fluoride
d. juice

Answer 13

water w/o fluoride

Question 14

Early childhood caries which location?

a. Max incisors and molars
b. Mand incisors and molars
c. Max canine
d. Man canine and molars

Answer 14

Max incisors and molars

Question 15

porcentage of cities in U.S with fluoridate water :

Answer 15

69

Question 16

Fluoridation:
what’s the difference between Primary?
Secondary?
Tertiary prevention ?

Answer 16

Primary: aims to prevent the disease before it occurs. Health education, community fluoridated water,
sealants.
Secondary: Elimates or reduces disease after they occur. Composite filling
Tertiary prevention: Rehabilitates an individual in later stages to restore tissues after the failure of
secondary prevention. Examples include dentures and crown and bridge

Question 17

Applying Fluoride (APF) on GI cement what happens? A. dissolves it b. stains it
c. roughens it

Answer 17

A. dissolves it

Question 18

Pt has veneers from 6-11, which fluoride do you use to not stain?
A. Stannous Flouride
B. Sodium Flouride
C. Acid Flouride

Answer 18

B. sodium F-

Question 19

Contradiction of sealant:

Answer 19

when you have rampant or gross caries

Question 20

in-home bleaching percentage

Answer 20

10% carbamide

Question 21

most successful teeth for bleaching?

Answer 21

aged yellow staining

Question 22

Non vital bleaching is with? hydrogen peroxide 35%, carbamide peroxide, and
sodium perborate.

Answer 22

sodium perborate

Question 23

Bleach most often used in internal bleaching

Answer 23

sodium perborate

Question 24

What is worse outcome of nonvital bleaching (internal bleach for endo)

Answer 24

EXTERNAL CERVICAL resorption

mosby

Question 25

The prognosis for bleaching is favorable when the discoloration is caused by

a. necrotic pulp tissue
b. amalgam restoration
c. precipitation of metallic salts
d. silver-containing root canal sealers

Answer 25

a. necrotic pulp tissue

Question 26

The office bleaching changes the shade through all except…

a. dehydration
b. etching tooth
c. oxidation of colorant
d. surface deminearalization

Answer 26

b. etching tooth

Question 27

Total etch vs self-etch

Answer 27

Total etch: Multibottle systems (etchant, primer, adhesive)

Self-etch: Etchant and
primer or etchant, primer, and adhesive combined, the objective being to remove the operator variables (rinsing and drying).