Wednesday, February 5th, 2014

No evidence of transfer of fluoride from plasma to breast milk.

Artificially fluoridated drinking water is supplied throughout the world as a mass-prophylactic against dental caries. No data are available, however, on the transfer of fluoride from maternal plasma to breast milk. We have therefore compared the fluoride concentration in the plasma and breast milk of nursing mothers after an oral dose of fluoride. Subjects and […]