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Active fluoride concentration in the cavity varnish duraphat is:

A
22,900 ppm
B
7,600 ppm
C
22,600 ppm
D
11,600 ppm
High-Yield Explanation
Duraphat, the first fluoride varnish developed in Germany. It is a viscous yellowish material, containing 22,600 ppm fluoride as sodium fluoride in a neutral colophonium base (NaF varnish containing 2.26% fluoride in organic lacquer).  Duraphat has shown caries reduction between 30% and 40% in the permanent dentition and in between 7% and 44% in the primary dentition. Essentials of preventive and community dentistry Soben Peter 5th edition page no. 255

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