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The case for retaining the current supplementation schedule.

S J Moss1

  • 1Health Education Enterprises, New York, NY 10017, USA. healthee@ix.netcom.com

Journal of Public Health Dentistry
|February 22, 2000
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Dietary fluoride supplements are unlikely to cause dental fluorosis, as compliance is low and background fluoride levels are minimal. Risk-benefit evaluations for fluorosis require considering patient perception and caries scores.

Area of Science:

  • Dental Public Health
  • Fluoride Toxicology

Background:

  • Dietary fluoride intake plays a role in enamel maintenance and repair through salivary fluoride.
  • Concerns exist regarding the increasing prevalence of dental fluorosis.
  • The contribution of dietary fluoride supplements to overall fluoride exposure and fluorosis requires careful evaluation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the likelihood of dietary fluoride supplements being the primary cause of increased dental fluorosis.
  • To evaluate the risk-benefit profile of current fluoride supplementation guidelines.
  • To determine appropriate methods for assessing fluorosis severity and making clinical decisions.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on fluoride metabolism, supplement compliance, and fluorosis prevalence.

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  • Analysis of background fluoride exposure from various sources, including dentifrices.
  • Consideration of factors influencing risk-benefit assessments, such as patient perception and caries rates.

    • Main Results:

    • Dietary fluoride supplements alone are unlikely to be the main driver of reported fluorosis increases due to poor compliance and minimal background contribution.
    • Ubiquitous fluoride dentifrice use and other unintentional sources complicate fluorosis data interpretation.
    • Very mild and mild fluorosis generally pose minimal clinical or patient concerns and lessen with age.

    Conclusions:

    • Current fluorosis data is insufficient for definitive risk-benefit evaluations of dietary fluoride supplements.
    • Altering recommended dosages may compromise the proven caries-preventive benefits of fluoride.
    • Risk-benefit decisions for esthetic concerns like fluorosis must incorporate patient perspectives and caries status; community fluorosis indices are best applied to individuals over 15.