Document Details
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Article In Conference |
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Fluoride Consumption in Jeddah Area:Risk and Benefits - A Pilot Study استهلاك الفلور في منطقة جدة- فوائده ومضاره : دراسة استطلاعية |
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Subject |
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medicine, dentistry and pharmacological sciences |
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Document Language |
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Arabic |
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Abstract |
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An inverse relation between caries and water borne fluoride ranging
from 0-2 ppm was found by Dean(l). and was confinned later by Weaver (2. 3). The
optimum dose in drinking water to reduce caries incidence is accepted as ::= I ppm in
temperate climate (4) and lower (0.6 mg) in hot climate (5). Higher levels are
associated with mottling (6) and increased incidence of caries (7). Moreover. non
skeletal effects of excess fluoride were noted in animals. humans and
microorganisms. These effects included anemia (8 9), eosinophilia (10), reduced
thryroxine and triiodothyronine (II), reduced blood calcium (12), disturbance of
carbohydrate metabolism (13-16), elevation of serum glucose (17), inhibition of insulin
secretion (18), renal damage (19). increased serum PTH concentration (20). and impaired
glucose tolerance with elevated serum immunoreactive insulin and low fasting
glucose: insulin ratios (21) Over the past 50 years, especially with the wide spread use
of fluoride in dental products, the availability of fluoride and consequently exposure
of the population to it has increased significantly (22-26) The situation is made critical
for children by the inappropriate use of daily fluoride supplements advocated by
overzealous health practitioners, and quite often dentists, not knowing the fluoride
content of the water in their area. Th" ~ituation is not much different in the adult
population if tea is drunk excessively, and fluoridated toothpaste and mouth rinses are
used liberally. The net result is that the population may be consuming more fluoride
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than the I mg/day dose suggested to produce maximal dental caries reduction with
minimal risk.
High incidence of fluorosis were reported in different parts of the kingdom (2730)
This drew the attention to the possibility of increased intake of fluoride amongst
Saudi population. Therefore, it was planned to carry out a pilot study on inhabitants
of the Jeddah area to investigate the various sources and amounts of fluoride ingested,
in order to find out whether there is a risk of fluoride toxicity or not, and to see
whether excessive intake, if present, has caused adverse effects on the health of the
selected individuals, and hence to suggest appropriate preventive measures. |
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the second annual meeting for scientific research |
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Duration |
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From : 27 محرم AH - To : 28 محرم AH
From : 30 مارس AD - To : 31 مارس AD |
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Publishing Year |
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1424 AH
2003 AD |
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Number Of Pages |
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26 |
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Article Type |
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Article |
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Added Date |
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009 |
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Researchers
| سهاد معتوق باحجري | Bahijri, N/A N/A | Investigator | | |
| عبد الله الفارس | AI-Fares, N/A | Researcher | | |
| طارق الخطيب | AI-Khateeb, N/A | Researcher | | |
| أسعد مفتي | Mufti, N/A | Researcher | | |
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