Open AccessFluoride content in bottled drinking waters, carbonated soft drinks and fruit juices in Davangere city, India
Author(s) -
H M Thippeswamy,
Manish Kumar,
Sury Anand,
GM Prashant,
GN Chandu
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.74206
Subject(s) - fluoride , bottled water , dental fluorosis , food science , chemistry , soft drink , environmental science , environmental engineering , inorganic chemistry
The regular ingestion of fluoride lowers the prevalence of dental caries. The total daily intake of fluoride for optimal dental health should be 0.05-0.07 mg fluoride/kg body weight and to avoid the risk of dental fluorosis, the daily intake should not exceed a daily level of 0.10 mg fluoride/kg body weight. The main source of fluoride is from drinking water and other beverages. As in other countries, consumption of bottled water, juices and carbonated beverages has increased in our country.