Assertion: fluoride | /r/HasAspect | effect
Facets:
value: on the bacterial populations
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: on water
type: LOCATION
value: through inhibition of their enzyme activity
type: MANNER
value: at the atomic level
type: OTHER
value: on the demineralization/demineralization equilibrium
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: At the atomic level, it has an effect on the demineralization/demineralization equilibrium that exists at the tooth surface, shifting it back in favor of demineralization.
text: Fluoride has no such effect on water.
text: It may also have an effect on the bacterial populations living in the oral biofilms, through inhibition of their enzyme activity.