We appreciate your patience as we fix inconsistencies in the study tracker and research databases.

Research Studies
Study Tracker

Study Tracker

The most up-to-date and comprehensive source for studies on fluoride's multifaceted effects on human and animal health, with 100+ years of research organized by health category, type of study, author, journal, and date.
  • Health Category:
  • Health Sub-Category:

  • Study Type:

  • Publish Date:

    -

Effects of brewing conditions on infusible fluoride levels in tea and herbal products and probabilistic health risk assessment.

July 8, 2021 | Scientific Reports | Pattaravisitsate N, Phetrak A, Denpetkul T, Kittipongvises S, Kuroda K. | 11:14115 .
Abstract Excessive ingestion of fluorides might adversely affect the health of humans. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the concentrations of infusible fluoride in five different types of tea and herbal products; additionally, the probabilistic health risks associated with the ingestion of fluoride in drinking tea and herbal products were estimated. The highest and lowest concentrations of infusible fluoride were detected in black and white tea, respectively. On average, the highe

Strategic Management of Early Childhood Caries in Thailand: A Critical Overview.

June 11, 2021 | Frontiers in Public Health | Sitthisettapong T, Tasanarong P, Phantumvanit P. | 9:664541.
The aim of this report was to advocate early childhood caries (ECC) and share strategic management in Thailand, despite over two decades of free Universal Health Coverage including oral healthcare. The recent Thai national oral health survey in 2017 indicates the very high prevalence of ECC, with an average of three carious teeth affected in 53% of 3-year-old children. This is despite the efforts of the Ministry of Public Health that has launched several interventional programs ranging from

Lessons learned from reviewing a hospital’s disaster response to the hydrofluoric acid leak in Gumi city in 2012.

March 22, 2021 | BMC Emergency Medicine volume | Shin H, Oh SK, Lee HY, Chung H, Yoon SY, Choi SY, Kim JH | 21:34.
Abstract Background This study analyzed the characteristics of hydrogen fluoride-exposed patients (HFEPs) treated in the emergency department (ED) of a local university hospital, and reviewed the hospital’s disaster response according to space, staff, supplies, and systems (4Ss). Methods This retrospective observational chart review and descriptive study included 199 HFEPs among 2588 total ED patients who visited a local university emergency medical center for treatment between Septe