Problems in Exposure Assessment of Fluoride in Drinking Water

Bassin, Elise B.; Mlttleman, Murray A.; Wypij, David; Joshipura, Kaumudi; Douglass, Chester W.

doi:10.1111/j.1752-7325.2004.tb02725.x

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“…To estimate fluoride concentration for public water supplies, we obtained preliminary data from the 1985 CDC Fluoridation Census [25] and the 1992 CDC Fluoridation Census [26]. We then contacted state agencies (State Dental Director's Office, State EPA Office of Drinking Water, Water Administrators Office) and local sources (county health departments, the town or city clerk's office and specific water systems) to confirm and supplement the CDC data [27]. For subjects who drank well water, a sample was obtained from current or former residents for the specific appropriate addresses.…”

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Age-specific Fluoride Exposure in Drinking Water and Osteosarcoma (United States)

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Age-specific Fluoride Exposure in Drinking Water and Osteosarcoma (United States)

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Fluoride Contamination and Fluorosis in Rural Community in the Vicinity of a Phosphate Fertilizer Factory in India

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2011

Bull Environ Contam Toxicol

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We studied chronic fluoride intoxication in 10 villages of Udaipur receiving F emissions from phosphate fertilizer factories. Although fluoride remained below permissible limit in most of the drinking water samples, the incidence of fluorosis in adults as well as in children was surprisingly high. Khemli appeared to be the most affected village (with >48% cases) where, about 93% of 2 h air samples contained fluoride above 2.0 μg m(-3) and crops and vegetable F ranged from 27.5 to 143.4 μg g(-1). Concentrations of fluoride and inorganic P in urine showed asynchrony and were well linked with prevalence of fluorosis. The study indicated that air-borne fluoride was the major factor for higher prevalence of fluorosis in these rural areas.

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Position of the American Dietetic Association: The Impact of Fluoride on Health

2005

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

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The American Dietetic Association reaffirms that fluoride is an important element for all mineralized tissues in the body. Appropriate fluoride exposure and usage is beneficial to bone and tooth integrity and, as such, has an important, positive impact on oral health as well as general health throughout life. Fluoride is an important element in the mineralization of bone and teeth. The proper use of topical and systemic fluoride has resulted in major reductions in dental caries (tooth decay) and its associated disability. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have named fluoridation of water as one of the 10 most important public health measures of the 20th century. Nearly 100 national and international organizations recognize the public health benefits of community water fluoridation for preventing dental caries. However, by the year 2000, over one third of the US population (over 100 million people) were still without this critical public health measure. Fluoride also plays a role in bone health. However, the use of high doses of fluoride for prevention of osteoporosis is considered experimental at this point. Dietetics professionals should routinely monitor and promote the use of systemic and topical fluorides, especially in children and adolescents. The American Dietetic Association strongly reaffirms its endorsement of the appropriate use of systemic and topical fluorides, including water fluoridation, at appropriate levels as an important public health measure throughout the life span.

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Problems in Exposure Assessment of Fluoride in Drinking Water

Abstract: Researchers need to consider limitations of using a secondary data source to estimate fluoride in drinking water, particularly in studies where exposure to fluoride is the primary exposure of interest.

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Age-specific Fluoride Exposure in Drinking Water and Osteosarcoma (United States)

Age-specific Fluoride Exposure in Drinking Water and Osteosarcoma (United States)

Fluoride Contamination and Fluorosis in Rural Community in the Vicinity of a Phosphate Fertilizer Factory in India

Position of the American Dietetic Association: The Impact of Fluoride on Health

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