Is the fluoride intake by diet and toothpaste in children living in tropical semi-arid city safe?
AUTOR(ES)
Oliveira, Priscila Ferreira Torres de, Cury, Jaime Aparecido, Lima, Carolina Veloso, Vale, Glauber Campos, Lima, Marina de Deus Moura de, Moura, Lúcia de Fátima Almeida de Deus, Moura, Marcoeli Silva de
FONTE
Braz. oral res.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
05/04/2018
RESUMO
Abstract: Data about total fluoride intake in children living in a tropical semi-arid climate city is scarce, thus we conducted this study. Fifty-eight children aged two to five years, living in a Brazilian tropical city with optimally fluoridated water were selected. Dietary samples were collected using the duplicate diet method on two non-consecutive days in the children's home toothpaste was determined by subtracting the amount of fluoride recovered after brushing from the amount placed on the toothbrush. The mean total dose (SD) of fluoride intake was 0.043(0.016) mg F·kg-1·d-1, with the major (60.6%) contribution from water. The factors associated with the ingestion of fluoride from toothpaste were fluoride concentration of the toothpaste (p = 0.03) and the use of kids toothpaste (p = 0.02). The findings suggest that children have a low fluoride intake, measured by at-home meals and use of fluoride toothpaste; drinking water is the main source of fluoride ingestion.
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