Dental Fluorosis and Fluoride Exposure in Western Australia

Publisher Website
Google Scholar
Abstract
Dental fluorosis in children is reported from many locations, and its prevalence may be increasing. This study aimed to measure fluorosis in 12-year-olds in fluoridated and non-fluoridated areas of Western Australia and to relate this to exposure. School dental clinics in Perth (F- 0.8 mg/L) and the Bunbury area (F- 1, but none was statistically significant, suggesting recall error. The findings suggest that supplement use by some children in 1978-82 provided too much fluoride, and that a small number of persons have undesirable fluorosis.