ACIDULATED PHOSPHATE FLUORIDE

  

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ACIDULATED PHOSPHATE FLUORIDE

Specialty Definition: ACIDULATED PHOSPHATE FLUORIDE

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Health

A sodium fluoride solution, paste or powder, which has been acidulated to pH 3 to 4 and buffered with a phosphate. It is used in the prevention of dental caries. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonym: ACIDULATED PHOSPHATE FLUORIDE

Synonym by domain: apf (medicine).

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Non-Fiction Usage: ACIDULATED PHOSPHATE FLUORIDE

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Health

Almost all of the relevant studies involved populations of children between 6 and 15 years of age. The interventions included application of acidulated phosphate fluoride gel (APF), fluoride varnish, chlorhexidine gels, pit and fissure sealants, and the use of dentrifices and other products containing noncariogenic sweeteners. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: ACIDULATED PHOSPHATE FLUORIDE


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

41 43 49 44 55 4C 41 54 45 44      50 48 4F 53 50 48 41 54 45      46 4C 55 4F 52 49 44 45

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

        

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000001 01000011 01001001 01000100 01010101 01001100 01000001 01010100 01000101 01000100 00100000 01010000 01001000 01001111 01010011 01010000 01001000 01000001 01010100 01000101 00100000 01000110 01001100 01010101 01001111 01010010 01001001 01000100 01000101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0041 0043 0049 0044 0055 004C 0041 0054 0045 0044      0050 0048 004F 0053 0050 0048 0041 0054 0045      0046 004C 0055 004F 0052 0049 0044 0045

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

35374338554635543938250424953504235543924046554952433839

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INDEX

1. Synonyms
2. Quotations: Non-fiction
3. Orthography
4. Bibliography


  

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