The Relationships Between Fluoride Intake Levels and Fluorosis of Late‐Erupting Permanent Teeth

Authors

Pradeep Bhagavatula, Marquette UniversityFollow
Alexandra Curtis, University of Iowa
Barbara Broffitt, University of Iowa
Karin Weber-Gasparoni, University of Iowa
John J. Warren, University of Iowa
Steven M. Levy, University of Iowa

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Publication Date

2017

Publisher

Wiley

Source Publication

Journal of Public Health Dentistry

Source ISSN

0022-4006

Abstract

Objectives

To examine the relationships between fluoride intake levels and fluorosis of late‐erupting permanent teeth.

Methods

The current study used information collected from 437 children in the longitudinal Iowa Fluoride Study. Participants' fluoride intake information was collected using questionnaires from birth to age 10 years. Estimated mean daily fluoride intake was categorized into low, moderate, and high intake tertiles for each age interval (2‐5, 5‐8, and 2‐8 years). Bivariate analyses were performed to study the relationships between self‐reported fluoride intake levels during three age intervals and dental fluorosis.

Results

For canines and second molars, the prevalence of mostly mild fluorosis was less than 10% in the lowest fluoride intake tertile and more than 25% in the highest intake tertile. For both first and second premolars, the prevalence in the low and high intake tertiles was approximately 10‐15% and 25‐40%, respectively. When estimated total daily fluoride intake was 0.04 mg/kg BW during ages 2‐8 years, the predicted probability of fluorosis was 16.0%, 20.5%, 21.8%, and 15.4% for canines, 1st and 2nd and premolars and 2nd molars, respectively. We found that an incremental increase in fluoride intake during the age 5‐ to 8‐year interval led to greater odds for development of mostly mild dental fluorosis in late‐erupting teeth compared to increases in fluoride intake during other age intervals.

Conclusions

Our results clearly show that dental fluorosis prevalence is closely related to fluoride intake levels and that teeth have greater susceptibility to fluoride intake during certain age intervals.

Comments

Accepted version. Journal of Public Health Dentistry (2017). DOI. © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Bhagavatula, Pradeep; Curtis, Alexandra; Broffitt, Barbara; Weber-Gasparoni, Karin; Warren, John J.; and Levy, Steven M., "The Relationships Between Fluoride Intake Levels and Fluorosis of Late‐Erupting Permanent Teeth" (2017). School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications. 287.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/dentistry_fac/287