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Calcium Fluoride

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Definition: Calcium fluoride. Occurring in nature as the mineral fluorite or fluorspar. It is the primary source of fluorine and its compounds. Pure calcium fluoride is used as a catalyst in dehydration and dehydrogenation and is used to fluoridate drinking water. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)      Other names Fluoride, Calcium
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
Bifluorid 12  0   *Calcium Fluoride *Sodium Fluoride Fluorides, Topical. Arch Oral Biol 1995 Mar;40(3):169-74
Amalgam Liner  117848-66-5   *Calcium Fluoride *Silver *Sodium Fluoride Dental Cavity Lining. Schweiz Monatsschr Zahnmed 1993;103(1):29-34
Ultrablend  138362-23-9   Organic Chemicals Calcium Fluoride Dental Cavity Lining. Dent Mater 1991 Oct;7(4):274-8

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