Dental fluorosis among people and livestock living on Gihaya Island in Lake Kivu, Rwanda
Abstract Background Dental fluorosis is caused by prolonged exposure to excessive fluoride during the period of permanent tooth formation and is characterized by tooth discoloration, pitting, and loss of shape. Communities living near Lake Kivu in...
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BioMed Central
2022
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/138792.2 |