Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA)

ABSTRACTS ON FLUORIDE:

• FLUORIDE CONCENTRATIONS IN INFANT FOOD
  (JADA, July 1997, Page 857)

Summary: "Infants who ingest high amounts of fluoride can be at risk of dental fluorosis. The authors analyzed the fluoride concentration of 238 commercially available infant foods. Fluoride concentrations ranged from 0.01 to 8.38 micrograms of fluoride per gram, with the highest fluoride concentrations found in infant foods containing chicken. Infant foods, especially those containing chicken, should be considered when determining total fluoride intake."

June/July 1997 - ADA:Your Child May Be Getting Too Much Fluoride Through Baby Food? / Full Abstract

• ASSESSING FLUORIDE CONCENTRATIONS OF JUICES AND JUICE-FLAVORED DRINKS
  (JADA, Vol. 127, July 1996, Page 895)

Summary: "Few studies have investigated fluoride exposure from juices and juice-flavored drinks manufactured with water. In this study, the authors analyzed 532 juices and juice drinks for fluoride. Fluoride ion concentrations ranged from 0.02 to 2.80 parts per million, in part because of variations in fluoride concentrations of water used in production. Children's ingestion of fluoride from juices and juice-flavored drinks can be substantial and a factor in the development of fluorosis."

• RISK OF FLUOROSIS IN A FLUORIDATED POPULATION, Implications for the Dentist and Hygienist
  (JADA, Vol. 126, December 1995, Page 1617)

Summary: "The prevalence of enamel fluorosis has increased in optimally fluoridated areas in recent years. This has led to efforts to identify the cause or causes and to make recommendations that seek to maintain the caries-preventive effectiveness of fluoride use while minimizing the risk of fluorosis. In this study, the author estimated the potential direct impact that dental practitioners could have on reducing the amount of enamel fluorosis in U.S. children. The findings suggest that dental practitioners could have an important impact on reducing the prevalence of enamel fluorosis by guiding the public toward the most appropriate use of fluoride products."

• INFANTS' FLUORIDE INGESTION FROM WATER, SUPPLEMENTS AND DENTIFRICE
  (JADA, Vol. 126, December 1995, Page 1625)

Summary: "Concerns about dental fluorosis and the paucity of detailed fluoride intake data prompted this longitudinal study of fluoride intake in infants from birth to 9 months of age. On average, water fluoride intake greatly exceeded that from dietary fluoride supplements or fluoride dentifrice. However, fluoride supplements and dentifrice contributed substantial proportions of fluoride intake among children using them. Some children had estimated fluoride intake from water, supplements and dentifrice that exceeded the recommended "optimal" intake (a level that has yet to be determined scientifically). Practitioners should estimate fluoride ingestion from all these sources if considering systemic fluoride supplementation."

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