Research Article

Fluoride Retention following the Professional Topical Application of 2% Neutral Sodium Fluoride Foam

Table 4

The oral residual fluoride following the application of sodium fluoride foam.

subjectsApplied foam (g)Applied fluoride (mg)Total amounts of oral residual fluoride (mg)Oral residual fluoride per kilogram body weight (μg/kg)Ratio of oral residual fluoride (%)

A1.1610.471.7728.5916.88
B0.756.721.9729.0129.35
C0.797.092.4453.0934.43
D0.968.652.3051.0926.58
E0.595.271.3229.2224.98
F0.978.691.6932.4019.40
G0.625.571.1217.2520.12
H0.565.001.3527.0827.06

Mean0.807.181.7433.4724.85
SD0.221.940.4712.325.80
C (%)27.0627.0627.2036.8123.34

𝑛 = 8 , C: coefficient of variation.