Acidulated Phosphate Fluoride

"Acidulated Phosphate Fluoride" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A sodium fluoride solution, paste or powder, which has been acidulated to pH 3 to 4 and buffered with a phosphate. It is used in the prevention of dental caries.

Descriptor ID	D000149
MeSH Number(s)	D01.029.260.700.675.374.025 D01.303.350.300.875.050 D01.695.625.675.650.025 D01.857.725.050 D25.223.015 J01.637.051.223.015
Concept/Terms	Acidulated Phosphate Fluoride Acidulated Phosphate Fluoride Phosphate Fluoride, Acidulated Fluoride, Acidulated Phosphate Acid Phosphate Fluoride Fluoride, Acid Phosphate

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Acidulated Phosphate Fluoride".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Inorganic Chemicals [D01]
Acids [D01.029]
Acids, Noncarboxylic [D01.029.260]
Phosphorus Acids [D01.029.260.700]
Phosphoric Acids [D01.029.260.700.675]
Phosphates [D01.029.260.700.675.374]
Acidulated Phosphate Fluoride [D01.029.260.700.675.374.025]
Fluorine Compounds [D01.303]
Hydrofluoric Acid [D01.303.350]
Fluorides [D01.303.350.300]
Sodium Fluoride [D01.303.350.300.875]
Acidulated Phosphate Fluoride [D01.303.350.300.875.050]
Phosphorus Compounds [D01.695]
Phosphorus Acids [D01.695.625]
Phosphoric Acids [D01.695.625.675]
Phosphates [D01.695.625.675.650]
Acidulated Phosphate Fluoride [D01.695.625.675.650.025]
Sodium Compounds [D01.857]
Sodium Fluoride [D01.857.725]
Acidulated Phosphate Fluoride [D01.857.725.050]
Biomedical and Dental Materials [D25]
Cariostatic Agents [D25.223]
Acidulated Phosphate Fluoride [D25.223.015]
Technology, Industry, Agriculture [J]
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture [J01]
Manufactured Materials [J01.637]
Biomedical and Dental Materials [J01.637.051]
Cariostatic Agents [J01.637.051.223]
Acidulated Phosphate Fluoride [J01.637.051.223.015]

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