Fluoride intake from foods, beverages and dentifrice by children in Mexico

58Citations
Citations of this article
45Readers
Mendeley users who have this article in their library.
Get full text

Abstract

Objectives: This investigation monitored fluoride ingestion in Mexican children who were susceptible to developing dental fluorosis. Methods: Total fluoride intake, from dietary and toothpaste samples, was determined in 15-36-month-old children from Mexico City and Veracruz, Mexico. A duplicate plate technique was used. Plasma fluoride levels were also determined in this group of children. Results: The children ingested a mean (±SD) of 0.20 ± 0.08 and 0.18 ± 0.07 mg fluoride/kg/day, in Mexico City and Veracruz, respectively. There was no statistically significant difference between the fluoride ingested by children in the two cities (P > 0.9). Plasma from children in Mexico City and Veracruz contained a mean of 1.30 ± 0.81 and 0.87 ± 0.72 μmol fluoride/1, respectively, and these values were not significantly different. Conclusions: Our results lead to the conclusion that mean fluoride ingested from the combination of foods and beverages was within the proposed safe threshold for fluoride intake of 0.05-0.07 mg F/kg/day. Most of the fluoride intake by these children was derived from the ingestion of fluoridated toothpaste. When all sources of ingested fluoride were added and total fluoride intake was calculated, the children, both in Mexico City and Veracruz, were ingesting amounts of fluoride well above the upper limits of the proposed safe threshold for fluoride intake.

References Powered by Scopus

On the methods and theory of reliability

1148Citations
N/AReaders
Get full text

Separation of fluoride by rapid diffusion using hexamethyldisiloxane

301Citations
N/AReaders
Get full text

The Changing Patterns of Systemic Fluoride Intake

281Citations
N/AReaders
Get full text

Cited by Powered by Scopus

Critical review in oral biology and medicine: The impact of fluoride on ameloblasts and the mechanisms of enamel fluorosis

176Citations
N/AReaders
Get full text

Groundwater quality and its health impact: An assessment of dental fluorosis in rural inhabitants of the Main Ethiopian Rift

148Citations
N/AReaders
Get full text

Dental fluorosis and urinary fluoride concentration as a reflection of fluoride exposure and its impact on IQ level and BMI of children of Laxmisagar, Simlapal Block of Bankura District, W.B., India

66Citations
N/AReaders
Get full text

Register to see more suggestions

Mendeley helps you to discover research relevant for your work.

Already have an account?

Cite

CITATION STYLE

APA

Martínez-Mier, E. A., Soto-Rojas, A. E., Ureña-Cirett, J. L., Stookey, G. K., & Dunipace, A. J. (2003). Fluoride intake from foods, beverages and dentifrice by children in Mexico. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 31(3), 221–230. https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0528.2003.00043.x

Readers over time

‘11‘12‘13‘14‘16‘17‘18‘19‘20‘21‘22‘23‘24036912

Readers' Seniority

Tooltip

PhD / Post grad / Masters / Doc 21

68%

Researcher 8

26%

Professor / Associate Prof. 2

6%

Readers' Discipline

Tooltip

Medicine and Dentistry 18

60%

Nursing and Health Professions 5

17%

Social Sciences 4

13%

Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3

10%

Save time finding and organizing research with Mendeley

Sign up for free
0