FLUORIDE CONCENTRATIONS OF INFANT FOODS

Authors
HEILMAN JR KIRITSY MC LEVY SM WEFEL JS
Citation
Jr. Heilman et al., FLUORIDE CONCENTRATIONS OF INFANT FOODS, The Journal of the American Dental Association, 128(7), 1997, pp. 857-863
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
The Journal of the American Dental Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
00028177
Volume
128
Issue
7
Year of publication
1997
Pages
857 - 863
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-8177(1997)128:7<857:FCOIF>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Infants who ingest high amounts of fluoride can be at risk of dental f luorosis. The authors analyzed the fluoride concentration of 238 comme rcially available infant foods. Fluoride concentrations ranged from 0. 01 to 8.38 micrograms of fluoride per gram, with the highest fluoride concentrations found in infant foods containing chicken. Infant foods, especially those containing chicken, should be considered when determ ining total fluoride intake.