Theories on the Mode of Action of Fluoride in Reducing Dental Decay

McCann, H.G. , and Bullock , F.A. Reactions of Fluoride Ion with Powdered Enamel and Dentine, J. dent. Res., 34:59, 1955.

Leach, S.A. Reactions of Fluoride with Powdered Enamel and Dentine, Brit. dent. J., 106:133, 1959.

McCann, H.G. , and Bullock, F.A. The Effect of Fluoride Ingestion on the Composition and Solubility of Mineralized Tissues of the Rat, J. dent. Res., 36:391, 1957.

Zipkin, I. , McClure, F.J. , and Lee, W.A. Relation of the Fluoride Content of Human Bone to Its Chemical Composition , Arch. oral Biol., 2:190, 1960.

Weidmann, S.M. , Weatherall, J.A. , and Whitehead , R.G. The Effect of Fluorine on the Chemical Composition and Calcification of Bone, J. Path. Bact., 78:435, 1959.

Niriforuk, G. Carbonates and Fluorides as Chemical Determinants of Tooth Susceptibility to Caries, Proc. Caries Symposium, Zurich, p. 62. Bern: Haber, 1961.

Jenkins, G.N. , Armstrong, F.A. , and Speirs, R.L. Laboratory Investigations on the Relation of Fluorine to Dental Caries on Tyneside, Proc. roy. Soc. Med., 45:517, 1952.

Jenkins, G.N. The Biochemical Background to the Action of Fluoride in Dental Caries. In: Lectures on the Scientific Basis of Medicine, 8:442. London: Athlone Press, 1959.

Isaac, S. , Brudevold, F. , Smith, F.A. , and Gardner, F.A. Solubility Rate of Natural Fluoride Content of Surface and Subsurface Enamel , J. dent. Res., 37:254, 1958.

Finn, S.B. , and Demarco, C. The Effect of Artificial Water Fluoridation on the Solubility of Tooth Enamel , J. dent. Res., 35:185, 1956.

Myers, H.M. , Hamilton, J.G. , and Becks, H. A Tracer Study of the Transfer of F18 to Teeth by Topical Application , J. dent. Res., 31 :743, 1952.

Nelson, M.F. , Afonsky, D. , and Quigley, G. The Adsorption of Fluorine18 on the Surface of Human Teeth, Int. Ass. dent. Res. Abstr., No. T260, 1957.

Nevin, R.B. , Brudevold, F. , and Little, M.F. Uptake and Loss of F18 from Intact Enamel , Int. Ass. dent. Res. Abstr. , No. T261, 1957.

Ericsson, Y. Fluoride Ions in Enamel-Saliva Environment , Acta odont. scand., 18:127, 1958.

Hardwick, J.L. , Fremlin, J.H. , and Mathieson , J. The Uptake, Exchange and Release of Fluorides at the Surface of the Tooth, Brit. dent . J., 104:47, 1958.

Dowse, C.M. , and Jenkins, G.N. Fluoride Uptake in Vivo in Enamel Defects and Its Significance, J. dent. Res., 36:816, 1957.

Gray, J.A. , Francis, M.D. , and Griebstein, W.J. Chemistry of Enamel Dissolution. In: Chemistry and Prevention of Dental Caries, ed. R. F. Sognnaes , p. 164. Springfield, Ill.: Charles C. Thomas, 1962.

Manly, R.S. , and Harrington, D.P. Solution Rate of Tooth Enamel in an Acetate Buffer, J. dent. Res., 38:910, 1959.

Mühlemann, H. Trends in Experimental Caries Research, Nutr. et Dieta (Basel), 3:52, 1961.

Sobel, A.E. , Shaw, J.H. , Hanok , A. , and Nobel, S. Caries Susceptibility in Relation to Composition of Teeth and Diet, J. dent. Res. , 39:462, 1960.

McClure, P.J. , and McCann, H.G. Dental Caries and Composition of Bones and Teeth of White Rats: Effect of Dietary Mineral Supplements, Arch. oral Biol., 2:151, 1960.

Wynn, W. , Haldi, J. , Bentley, K.D. , and Law, M.I. Dental Caries in the Albino Rat in Relation to the Chemical Composition of the Teeth and of the Diet, J. Nutr., 63:57, 1957.

Knappwost, A. Zur Kinetik Bildung von Hydroxylapatitdeckschiechten auf Zahnschmelzoberflächen, Z. Elektrochem. u. angew. Phys. Chem., 55:586, 1951.

Pigman, W. , Koulourides, T. , and Newbrun, E. Fluoride Action as Evaluated by the Artificial Mouth, J. dent. Res., 39:1117, 1960.

Brudevold, F. , Messer, A. , and Amdur, B.H. Factors Involved in Remineralization of Carious Lesions, Arch. oral Biol., 6:304, 1961.

Bibby, B.G. , and Van Kesteren , M. The Effect of Fluorine on Mouth Bacteria, J. dent. Res., 19:391,1940.

Wright, D.N. , and Jenkins, G.N. The Effect of Fluoride in the Acid Production of Saliva-Glucose Mixture, Brit. dent. J. , 96:30, 1954.

Borei, H. Inhibition of Cellular Oxidation by Fluoride, Ark. Kemi, Mineral. Geol., 20A:8, 1945.

Lilienthal, B. The Effect of Fluoride on Acid Formation by Salivary Sediment, J. dent. Res., 35:197,1956.

Jenkins, G.N. Some Effects of Fluoride on the Metabolism of Salivary Bacteria, J. dent. Res., 39:684, 1960.

Bramstedt, F. , Krönke, A. , and Naujoks, R. The Physiological Effect of Low Doses of Fluorine , Proc. 5th O.R.C.A. Conf, p. 65, 1960.

Hardwick, J.L. The Fluoride Content of Plaque: Its Possible Anti-enzymatic Action, Proc. Caries Symposium, Zurich, p. 112. Bern: Haber, 1961.

Singer, L. , and Armstrong, W.D. Determination of Fluoride in Blood Serum, Anal. Chem. , 31 :105, 1959.

Allen, W.I. , and Moore, B.W. Calcium Content of Plaque and Saliva, Int. Ass. dent. Res. Abstr., No. 107, p. 41, 1957.

Dawes, C. , and Jenkins, G.N. Some Inorganic Constituents of Dental Plaque, Arch. oral Biol. , 7 :161, 1962.

Warburg, O. , and Christian, W. Isolation and Crystallisation of Enolase, Biochem. Z., 310:384, 1942.

Ericsson, Y. , and Ullberg, S. Autoradiographio Investigations of Distribution of F18 in Mice and Rats, Acta odont. scand., 16:363, 1958.

Fearnhead, R.W. Electron Microscopy of Forming Enamel, Arch. oral Biol., 4:24, 1961.

Miller, O.N. , and Olson, R.E. Metabolism of Cardiac Muscle. VII. Effect of Inhibitors on the Metabolism of Pyruvate and Dl-Lactate, Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 50:257, 1954.

Aisenberg, A.C. , and Potter, V.R. Effect of Fluoride and Dinitro-Phenol on Acetate Activation in Kidney and Liver Homogenates, J. biol. Chem., 215:737, 1955.

Naganna, B. , and Menon, N.V.K. Erythrocyte Pyrophosphatase in Health and Disease. 1. Properties of the Enzyme , J. biol. Chem., 174:501, 1948.

Loevenhart, A.S. , and Peirce, G. The Inhibiting Effect of Sodium Fluoride on the Action of Lipase, J. biol. Chem., 2:397, 1906-7.

Weinstein, S.S. , and Wynne, A.M. Studies on Pancreatic Lipase Influence of Various Compounds on the Hydrolytic Activity, J. biol. Chem. , 112:649, 1935-36.

Jenkins, G.N. Unpublished findings.

Cowgill, R.W. , and Cori, C.F. The Conversion of Inactive Phosphorylase to Phosphorylase b and Phosphorylase a in Lobster Muscle Extract, J. biol. Chem., 216:133, 1955.

Kornberg, A. , and Pricer, W.E. Nucleotide Pyrophosphatase, J. biol. Chem., 182:763, 1950.