Talk:Stannous fluoride

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[edit] Citation

Citation needed for: "fluoroapatite, which is more resistant to attack by acids generated by bacteria".

This is a controversial statement. Among those who oppose fluoridation, one of the chief objections to the practice is the lack of evidence supporting that statement. So, track down a good source, if you can, and cite it.

There is a little bit of data on fluorapatite's solubility in acid in this older article in the Journal of Dental Research on the action of fluoride: Abstract: http://jdr.iadrjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/42/1/444 Full text: http://jdr.iadrjournals.org/cgi/reprint/42/1/444

The solubility discussion begins at the bottom of page 1 of the Full Text PDF. Some solubility data appear on page 2. Page numbers are 444-5 in Vol42 of the JDR, 1963. Note that the author does not assert or establish a correlation between enamel solubility and tooth decay rates in the population. And fluoride content of enamel is not the sole factor that determines solubility.

Mseslacker 15:50, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Name

Should this article perhaps be renamed Tin(II) fluoride (with "stannous fluoride" as a redirect), instead of the other way around as it apparently is now? If such a change is made, I would suggest that the name "stannous fluoride" should still be mentioned explicitly in the article, since the compound is widely known by this older name in connection with its use in toothpaste. Richwales 16:24, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

I suppose for consistency's sake, it should be...but isn't it far better known by this name? --Lukobe 06:27, 26 March 2007 (UTC)