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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.
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Impact of Community Defluoridation on a Village Endemic for Hydric Fluorosis in Rural Karnataka, India.

October-December 2020 | Indian Journal of Community Medicine | Isaac A, Pruthvish S, Haridas R, Murthy NS. | 45(4): 454–457.
INTRODUCTION Fluorosis is an endemic disease that has affected 70 million individuals and is prevalent in 22 states of India, particularly in parched parts of the country.[1] The process of removal of harmful fluoride from water is called defluoridation.[2] The world's ground fluoride stores are estimated to be 85 million tons, of which almost 12 million tons are in India.[3] As Kaiwara, a part of Chikkaballapur district, Karnataka, has no alternate source of water, it is dependent solely on gr

Factors associated with dental fluorosis among Malaysian children exposed to different fluoride concentrations in the public water supply.

February 25, 2021 | Journal of Public Health Dentistry | Mohd Nor NA, Chadwick BL, Farnell DJJ, Chestnutt IG. | [Epub ahead of print]
References Spencer AJ, Do LG. Caution needed in altering the ‘optimum’ fluoride concentration in drinking water. Commun Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2016;44(2):101-8. Hong L, Levy SM, Broffitt B, Warren JJ, Kanellis MJ, Wefel JS, Dawson DV. Timing of fluoride intake in relation to development of fluorosis on maxillary central incisors. Commun Dent Oral Epidemiol. 2006;34(4):299-309. Mascarenhas AK. Risk factors for dental fluorosis: a review of the recent literature. Pediatr Dent. 200