Element
fluorine Audio
fluor·ine [ floo r-een, -in, flawr-, flohr- ]
Effect:
Bone Formation Stimulation
May Prevent:
Dental Caries; Dental Plaque; Tooth Loss
May Treat:
Osteoporosis
More Information:
ChemID; DailyMed; DrugInfo; PDR
Definitions related to fluorine:
  • A nonmetallic, diatomic gas that is a trace element and member of the halogen family. It is used in dentistry as fluoride (FLUORIDES) to prevent dental caries.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • An element with atomic symbol F, atomic number 9, and atomic weight 19.0.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Nonmetallic, diatomic gas, symbol F, atomic number 9, atomic weight 18.998, that is a trace element and member of the halogen family.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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