Klin Farmakol Farm. 2005;19(1):49-52
RISKS OF FLUORIDE SUPPLEMENTATION IN CHILDREN: NEW ECOTOXICOLOGICAL PHENOMENON
- 1 Univerzita Karlova v Praze, přírodovědecká fakulta, katedra fyziologie a vývojové biologie, Praha, Vojenská lékařská akademie JEP, katedra toxikologie, Hradec Králové
- 2 Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Kanada
The use of fluoride salts in dental caries prevention started the era of supplementation of the human body with fluorides. While the content of fluoride in ecosystems was very low in the past and it seemed to be necessary to add it to nutrition, its amount in the living environment and food chain has been increasing recently. The harmful effect of fluoride on the public health was reported from countries with fluoride overload from the living environment. Our article presents some data which document fluoride risks for healthy development of children. In Czech Republic this issue has not received wide attention.
Keywords: Key words: fluorides, aluminofluoride complexes, health risks.
Published: January 1, 2006 Show citation
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