fluoridation

Thân thiện

Fluoridation helps keep our community's drinking water safe for teeth.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The controlled addition of a fluoride compound to a public water supply: This is a public health measure aimed at reducing the incidence of dental caries (tooth decay) in the population.

Usage

• Fluoridation is typically used as an uncountable noun to describe the public health process or policy itself.
• It is most commonly used in formal, scientific, or public policy contexts related to dentistry, chemistry, and community health.

Examples

• The city council debated the fluoridation of the municipal water system.
• Many studies support the dental health benefits of water fluoridation.
• Opponents of fluoridation often cite concerns about individual choice and potential side effects.

Advanced Usage

• Community water fluoridation: This is the standard technical term for the practice.
  • Community water fluoridation is recognized as a major public health achievement.

Variants and Related Words

• Fluoridate (verb): To add fluoride to something, especially a water supply.
  • The decision to fluoridate the water was made in the 1960s.
• Fluoridated (adjective): Describing something, usually water, that has had fluoride added.
  • Most toothpaste contains fluoridated compounds.

Synonyms

• Water fluoridation: The most precise synonym.
• Fluoride treatment (in a broader, non-specific sense, though this more often refers to direct applications like dental varnish).

Antonyms

• Defluoridation: The removal of fluoride from water.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent dental decay)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• fluoridization
• fluoridisation