4. Discussion
This study’s different results suggest past, present, and potentially future exposure to F- levels above the international drinking water guidelines, and that consequently represents a health risk for children and women whose drinking water source is the La Onza well or wells with similar F- concentrations in the CARL. Since convenience sampling is non-probabilistic, it cannot pretend to be representative of the whole population. However, we have no reasons to believe (althou
Highlights
It is suggested that undernourished children may be more likely develop dental fluorosis.
Fluoride intake and excretion were measured in normal, wasted and stunted children.
Proportion of ingested fluoride excreted via urine was not related to nutritional status.
Nutritional status affected fingernail- but not toenail- fluoride concentration.
Abstract
Introduction
It has been suggested that undernourished children are more likely to develop d
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In areas where the potable water supplies contain the fluoride ion at optimum concentration at the source, the dental caries experience of children who ingest these water fluorides during the years of tooth development is about 60 per cent less than among children in areas with fluoride deficient water supplies.1 Adults who have used such water supplies continuously enjoy the dental benefits obtained during childhood.2
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