Dental fluorosis and urinary fluoride in 10-12 years old adolescents of Bushehr port
Background: Fluoride increases tooth resistance to dental caries, but mild toxicity due to excessive ingestion of fluoride can cause dental fluorosis. Drinking water naturally contains fluoride and is a major source of fluoride. In Bushehr port, drinking water is supplied from limestone springs with...
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| author | Giti Javan Ehsan Mostaghni Seyed Mojtaba Jafary Batoul Amini Bahram Hematinejad |
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| description | Background: Fluoride increases tooth resistance to dental caries, but mild toxicity due to excessive ingestion of fluoride can cause dental fluorosis. Drinking water naturally contains fluoride and is a major source of fluoride. In Bushehr port, drinking water is supplied from limestone springs with normal fluoride levels but dental fluorosis is observed. Methods: A total of 95 native school children (between the ages of 10-12 years old) were randomly selected from four Bushehr port regions. Dental fluorosis, height and weight were examined. Probable attributing factors of dental fluorosis were also questioned. A 16 to 18 hours urinary fluoride concentration was measured with a fluoride ion selective electrode. Results: Dental fluorosis in four upper incisors was apparent in 52.6 % of the subjects. The urinary fluoride concentration was 2.18 mg/lit. Fluoride concentration in drinking water of schools ranged from 0.41 to 0.58 mg/lit. Forty percent of subjects were caries free. Conclusion: In spite of the normal range of fluoride concentration in the drinking water of Bushehr, dental fluorosis and urinary fluoride concentration are higher than the recommended ranges. Therefore, it is necessary to further investigate the amount and effects of fluoride ingestion in residents of Bushehr province. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2f55a9e83f7c4bd88202863852ec38ee2022-12-22T02:12:27ZengBushehr University of Medical SciencesIranian South Medical Journal1735-43741735-69542006-02-0182165171Dental fluorosis and urinary fluoride in 10-12 years old adolescents of Bushehr portGiti Javan0Ehsan Mostaghni1Seyed Mojtaba Jafary2Batoul Amini3Bahram Hematinejad4 Background: Fluoride increases tooth resistance to dental caries, but mild toxicity due to excessive ingestion of fluoride can cause dental fluorosis. Drinking water naturally contains fluoride and is a major source of fluoride. In Bushehr port, drinking water is supplied from limestone springs with normal fluoride levels but dental fluorosis is observed. Methods: A total of 95 native school children (between the ages of 10-12 years old) were randomly selected from four Bushehr port regions. Dental fluorosis, height and weight were examined. Probable attributing factors of dental fluorosis were also questioned. A 16 to 18 hours urinary fluoride concentration was measured with a fluoride ion selective electrode. Results: Dental fluorosis in four upper incisors was apparent in 52.6 % of the subjects. The urinary fluoride concentration was 2.18 mg/lit. Fluoride concentration in drinking water of schools ranged from 0.41 to 0.58 mg/lit. Forty percent of subjects were caries free. Conclusion: In spite of the normal range of fluoride concentration in the drinking water of Bushehr, dental fluorosis and urinary fluoride concentration are higher than the recommended ranges. Therefore, it is necessary to further investigate the amount and effects of fluoride ingestion in residents of Bushehr province.http://ismj.bpums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-3-72&slc_lang=en&sid=1fluorosis fluoride dental health water |
| spellingShingle | Giti Javan Ehsan Mostaghni Seyed Mojtaba Jafary Batoul Amini Bahram Hematinejad Dental fluorosis and urinary fluoride in 10-12 years old adolescents of Bushehr port Iranian South Medical Journal fluorosis fluoride dental health water |
| title | Dental fluorosis and urinary fluoride in 10-12 years old adolescents of Bushehr port |
| title_full | Dental fluorosis and urinary fluoride in 10-12 years old adolescents of Bushehr port |
| title_fullStr | Dental fluorosis and urinary fluoride in 10-12 years old adolescents of Bushehr port |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dental fluorosis and urinary fluoride in 10-12 years old adolescents of Bushehr port |
| title_short | Dental fluorosis and urinary fluoride in 10-12 years old adolescents of Bushehr port |
| title_sort | dental fluorosis and urinary fluoride in 10 12 years old adolescents of bushehr port |
| topic | fluorosis fluoride dental health water |
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