Influence of Water Fluoridation on the Eruption of Permanent Teeth
1976; Karger Publishers; Volume: 10; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1159/000260193
ISSN1421-976X
Autores Tópico(s)Oral and Craniofacial Lesions
ResumoThe mean eruption times of permanent teeth before and after fluoridation of drinking water over a period of 12 years have been studied in a population of approximately 57,000 children (aged 4.04–15.09 years) living in the cities of Karl-Marx-Stadt (1.0 ppm of fluoride) and Plauen (0.2 ppm of fluoride). A direct effect of ingested fluoride on eruption has been excluded but some indirect influence on the eruption times of premolars cannot be ruled out. The effect on eruption is regarded, however, as a normalization, primarily due to the fact that deciduous teeth are retained longer because of their reduced rate of decay.
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