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The current study found a higher proportion of children with high AWM in low household water fluoride than in high water fluoride areas. The finding in the current study is contrary to what a study in India reported higher fluoride levels resulted in higher levels of intelligence [17]. Memory is defined merely as the ability to retain information over time. Auditory memory is the ability to take orally presented information, process it, store it and be able to recall what was heard [18]
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Comparison of the mental development index (MDI) and psychomotor development index (PDI) (assessed using the Standardized Scale for the Intelligence Development of Children formulated by the Children Development Center of China [CDCC]) of newborns in the two groups at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after birth showed that both the MDI and the PDI in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P< 0.05), which suggests that maternal fluorosis have a significa