Abstract:Objectives: In the present study the fluoride intake from diet and dentifrice were estimated. However, 3 constituents of the diet were evaluated separately: solids; water and milk; other beverages. Methods: Thirty-tree 2-3-year-old children participated in the study. The duplicate plate method was used for diet collection in two seasons (winter and summer) and in 2 separate days over a 1-week period (one during the week and another during one day on the following weekend). Fluoride intake from dentifrice was e… Show more
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