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Fluoridation
MeSH Descriptor Data 2024
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MeSH Tree Structures
Concepts
MeSH Heading
Fluoridation
Tree Number(s)
E06.761.382
N06.890.235
Unique ID
D005457
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005457
Annotation
/adv eff permitted but more likely is
FLUORIDES
/adv eff or specific fluoride term
/adv eff
; coordinate with substance fluoridated
Scope Note
Practice of adding fluoride to water, and other food or beverages, for the purpose of preventing
DENTAL CARIES
.
Entry Term(s)
Milk Fluoridation
Salt Fluoridation
Water Fluoridation
Public MeSH Note
65
History Note
65
Date Established
1965/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2023/05/31
Allowable Qualifiers
adverse effects (AE)
classification (CL)
economics (EC)
ethics (ES)
history (HI)
instrumentation (IS)
legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)
methods (MT)
mortality (MO)
nursing (NU)
psychology (PX)
standards (ST)
statistics & numerical data (SN)
trends (TD)
veterinary (VE)
Dentistry [E06]
Preventive Dentistry [E06.761]
Dental Prophylaxis [E06.761.227]
Fluoridation [E06.761.382]
Fluoride Treatment [E06.761.382.500]
Mouth Protectors [E06.761.599]
Oral Hygiene [E06.761.726]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health Dentistry [N06.890]
Dental Health Surveys [N06.890.160]
Fluoridation [N06.890.235]
Health Education, Dental [N06.890.410]
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Fluoridation
Preferred
Concept UI
M0008613
Scope Note
Practice of adding fluoride to water, and other food or beverages, for the purpose of preventing
DENTAL CARIES
.
Terms
Fluoridation
Preferred Term
Term UI
T016614
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
BIOETHICS (1989)
Water Fluoridation
Narrower
Concept UI
M000639562
Terms
Water Fluoridation
Preferred Term
Term UI
T000881374
Date
06/05/2015
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2016)
Salt Fluoridation
Narrower
Concept UI
M000639563
Terms
Salt Fluoridation
Preferred Term
Term UI
T000937239
Date
12/06/2017
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2019)
Milk Fluoridation
Narrower
Concept UI
M000639564
Terms
Milk Fluoridation
Preferred Term
Term UI
T000937240
Date
12/06/2017
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2019)
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