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Estimation of toothpaste fluoride intake in preschool children.

Abstract
The objective of this study was to estimate the intake of toothpaste fluoride used by children aged 2 to 6 years (n=87) treated at a hospital of a medium-sized city (Campina Grande, PB) in the Northeastern region of Brazil. Data regarding sociodemographic characteristics of families and children's toothbrushing were collected from questionnaire-based interviews with parents/guardians, and the amount of fluoride used during toothbrushing was estimated using a precision scale for assessment of the risk of dental fluorosis, considering a cutoff value of 0.07 mgF/kg body weight/day. Fluoride content in the toothpastes was analyzed using a specific fluoride electrode. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics using the chi-square and Fisher's exact tests (α=0.05). Considering the use of the derice, the risk of fluorosis in the children was 19.5%. There was significant association (p<0.05) between the risk of fluorosis, brushing frequency, type of derice and who performed the child's oral hygiene. It was concluded that a high percentage of children in the studied sample used toothpaste inappropriately and were at risk of developing dental fluorosis.
AuthorsHelena Aguiar Ribeiro do Nascimento, Jainara Maria Soares Ferreira, Ana Flávia Granville-Garcia, Edja Maria Melo de Brito Costa, Ana Lúcia Almeida Cavalcante, Fábio Correia Sampaio
JournalBrazilian dental journal (Braz Dent J) Vol. 24 Issue 2 Pg. 142-6 ( 2013) ISSN: 1806-4760 [Electronic] Brazil
PMID23780358 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Cariostatic Agents
  • Toothpastes
  • Fluorides
Topics
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Beverages
  • Body Weight
  • Cariostatic Agents (administration & dosage, analysis)
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Educational Status
  • Female
  • Fluorides (administration & dosage, analysis)
  • Fluorosis, Dental (etiology)
  • Humans
  • Income
  • Ion-Selective Electrodes
  • Male
  • Marital Status
  • Oral Hygiene (methods)
  • Parents
  • Risk Factors
  • Toothbrushing (instrumentation, methods)
  • Toothpastes (administration & dosage, analysis)
  • Water Supply
  • Young Adult

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