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In the Vinony graph
Vinony's link graph records 782 inbound references to sodium fluoride, and connects out to dental caries, water fluoridation and hexafluorosilicic acid.
Vinony files it under Alkali metal fluorides, Chembox having GHS data and Dental drugs.
Vinony links it to 45 Wikipedia language editions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- FNa
- Molecular weight
- 41.9881724 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- sodium fluoride
- SMILES
- [F-].[Na+]
- InChIKey
- PUZPDOWCWNUUKD-UHFFFAOYSA-M
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
14,331 papers- Sodium fluoride therapy.The American journal of otology · 1993
- Aortic (18)F-sodium fluoride imaging.Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology · 2023
- Sodium fluoride in otosclerosis treatment: review.The Journal of laryngology and otology · 2010
- Sodium fluoride promotes myopia progression via the activation of the ferroptosis pathway by PIEZO1 and pharmacological targeting PIEZO1 represents an innovative approach for myopia treatment.Cell biology and toxicology · 2025
- Sodium fluoride or sodium monofluorophosphate? A critical view of a meta-analysis on their relative effectiveness in dentifrices.American journal of dentistry · 1993
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 41.988
- Image
- Sodium fluoride.jpg
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- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0563
- immediately dangerous to life or health
- 250
- Commons category
- Sodium fluoride
- vapor pressure
- 0
- defined daily dose
- 88
- density
- 2.78
- solubility
- 4
- melting point
- 996
- boiling point
- 1704
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 2.5
- chemical formula
- NaF
- canonical SMILES
- [F-].[Na+]
- standard enthalpy of formation
- -576.6
- standard molar entropy
- 51.5
- electric dipole moment
- 8.156
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Encyclopedic overview
Sodium fluoride (NaF) is an inorganic compound with the formula NaF. It is a colorless or white solid that is readily soluble in water. It is used in trace amounts in the fluoridation of drinking water to prevent tooth decay, and in toothpastes and topical pharmaceuticals for the same purpose. In 2023, it was the 264th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 1 million prescriptions. It is also used in metallurgy and in medical imaging.
Uses
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “sodium fluoride” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.