08/09/2009

Fractional Urinary Fluoride Excretion of Young Female Adults During the Diurnal and Nocturnal Periods

By Thomas J. Greany, DDS

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Originally published in "The ToothIQ Review," August 2008

It may be useful at times to estimate for patients how much of the fluoride that a person ingests is actually retained in the body. This article estimates the number at 20% of ingested fluoride. Limitations of the study include size (60 participants), and gender biasing (all participants were female). It is also unclear how the ingested fluoride is distributed between the soft tissues, skeleton, and teeth.

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Villa A., , et al.
Caries Research
2008 42: 275-281
DOI: 10.1159/000135673

Aug 9, 2009 6:11:34 PM | ToothIQ Literature Reviews

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