The History of Fluorine, Fluoride and Fluoridation
Monday, September 14th, 2009The discovery of fluoride and fluorine
Hearing of “fluorine” or “fluoride” most people now think instantly of dentistry, of dental caries or the different ways of fluoride application to prevent that disorder. But these terms are not inventions of dentistry, nor was the use of fluorides originally in any way related to that profession.