School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatian Dental Society - Croatian Medical Association
Abstract
Fluoridi su važna sredstva u prevenciji karijesa. Međutim, kao i drugi
lijekovi mogu uz svoj poželjni preventivni (terapijski učinak) izazvati
i neke neželjene učinke poput fluoroze zubi. Granica između korisnih
učinaka i prvih toksičnih reakcija je mala, te se količine fluorida koje
se unose u organizam moraju precizno odrediti. Pravilnim doziranjem
i odgovarajućim mjerama opreza moguće je izbjeći neželjene učinke i
tako iskoristiti dokazanu djelotvornost fluorida u prevenciji karijesa.Fluorides are important means in the prevention o f caries. However,
as other medications, apart from the desired therapeutic effect, they
can cause certain undesired effects, such as dental fluorosis. The orderline between useful effects and the first toxic reaction is small, and
therefore the amount of fluorides taken into the organism must be accurately determined. By correct dosing and adequate measures of precaution it is possible to avoid such undesired effects and thus utilize
the verified effectiveness of fluorides in the prevention of caries