Dental fluorosis and caries experience in relation to three different drinking water fluoride levels in South Africa

Grobler, S.R.; Louw, Alwyn; Kotze, T.

doi:10.1046/j.0960-7439.2001.00293.x

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“…From Figure 3, it is evident that an inverse relationship occurred in the ranges of fluoride and total hardness. Similar trend was also [25]. WHO (2002) also recommends levels of fluoride in drinking water that are considered useful for the prevention of dental caries, in a range from 0.5 to 1.2 ppm.…”

Section: Fluoride Contamination In Groundwatersupporting

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Relationship Between Fluoride Contents in Groundwater and Prevalence of Fluorosis in Tay Son District, Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam

Nguyet¹

2018

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The communities within Binh Dinh province in the Central Vietnam are reliant on groundwater as their primary supply of domestic and potable water. Meanwhile, it is seriously contaminated with fluoride that causing fluorosis problem for people. This study aims to investigate the link between severity of dental fluorosis rate in a population and fluoride concentration in drinking water in Tay Son area. A total of 50 well-water samples were collected and 220 people were surveyed by questionnaire from 50 households at 3 villages: Tay Phu, Binh Tuong, Tay Giang of Tay Son district, Binh Dinh province, Vietnam. The quantitative assessment of severity of dental fluorosis was done by calculating the Community Fluorosis Index (CFI) using Dean's classification. Result of this study showed that fluoride concentration in well-water varied from 0.31 mg/L to 7.69 mg/L (mean 2.66 mg/L, SD: 2.18 mg/L) with 70 % of well-water samples above the maximum permissible limit of 1.5 mg/L of World Health Organization (WHO) drinking water standard. 100 % people surveyed was suffered from dental fluorosis and Dean scale of dental fluorosis ranged from level 2 to level 5. CFI varied from 3.45 to 4.13 above limit value (0.6). The community seriously suffered from dental fluorosis. The fluoride concentrations and Dean Index have high correlation (r = 0.580, p < 0.0001). Based upon results of this study, it is recommended that the government should supply drinking water with appropriate fluoride content for this community.

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Section: Fluoride Contamination In Groundwatersupporting

confidence: 49%

Relationship Between Fluoride Contents in Groundwater and Prevalence of Fluorosis in Tay Son District, Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam

Nguyet¹

2018

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“…foods high in F − such as tea, seafood, certain wines, grains, vegetables, and fish (Doull et al, 2006;Grobler et al, 2001). DF is the most widespread and long-recognized health effect of F − exposure.…”

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“…Consumption of drinking water with F − concentrations in excess of this guideline level is deemed, therefore to increase the risk of developing fluorosis, including dental fluorosis (DF). Young children appear most susceptible, given that dental enamel and skeletal formation is most active during early childhood (Buzalaf and Levy, 2011;Grobler et al, 2001).…”

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The effect of non-fluoride factors on risk of dental fluorosis: Evidence from rural populations of the Main Ethiopian Rift

Kravchenko

Rango

Akushevich

et al. 2014

Science of The Total Environment

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“…These methods include provider referral of minority clients, recruiting from cancer registries, community outreach to increase education and awareness, and use of population-targeted materials [29, 30]. Self-referral is another common means of recruiting subjects into cancer genetics studies, but the indirect voluntary component of this method tends to be a barrier for minority participation.…”

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Strategies and Stakeholders: Minority Recruitment in Cancer Genetics Research

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Yu²,

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Public Health Genomics

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The Cancer Genetics Network (CGN) is one of a growing number of large-scale registries designed to facilitate investigation of genetic and environmental contributions to health and disease. Despite compelling scientific and social justice arguments that recommend diverse participation in biomedical research, members of ethnic minority groups continue to be chronically underrepresented in such projects. The CGN studies reported in this issue used strategies well documented to increase minority participation in research activities, including use of community-targeted materials, addressing community trust concerns, and the adoption of personalized and flexible research protocols. Here, we review the outcome of these efforts to increase minority recruitment to the CGN, and ask what lessons the findings suggest for future minority recruitment initiatives.

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Dental fluorosis and caries experience in relation to three different drinking water fluoride levels in South Africa

Abstract: The results suggest a positive association between high F levels in the drinking water and dental caries. Furthermore, a low caries experience and no difference in DMFT and fluorosis between the two low fluoride areas were found.

Cited by 58 publications

References 28 publications

Relationship Between Fluoride Contents in Groundwater and Prevalence of Fluorosis in Tay Son District, Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam

Relationship Between Fluoride Contents in Groundwater and Prevalence of Fluorosis in Tay Son District, Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam

The effect of non-fluoride factors on risk of dental fluorosis: Evidence from rural populations of the Main Ethiopian Rift

Strategies and Stakeholders: Minority Recruitment in Cancer Genetics Research

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