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KMID : 1020220120120050002
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Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
2012 Volume.12 No. 5 p.2 ~ p.7
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Relationship of the use of some fluoride containing dentifrice on the korean market to children’s fluoride intake in different age groups
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Lee Kyeong-Hee
Choi Choong-Ho
Hong Suk-Jin
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the amount of daily fluoride intake among children using fluoride-containing dentifrice in an effort to pave the way for the selection of criteria for the development of safe dentifrice for different age groups to make a contribution to children`s oral health.
Methods: This study was implemented over approximately six months from May to October 2008 by recruiting subjects, asking their consent, conducting a survey, collecting samples and analyzing the collected data. The subjects in this study were preschool residents in Seoul and Gyeonggi province, who were at the western age of 2 to 5. The amount of fluoride withdrawn from their one time toothbrushing was measured in two different ways. One was by using HMDS-facilitated modified diffusion method and fluoride ion electrode, and the other was by applying ion chromatography without the diffusion procedure.
Results: The fluoride intake accounted for 46.5±19.1 percent of the amount of fluoride used, and that percentage was statistically significantly different according to ag (p<0.01). The one-time fluoride intake from dentifrice per weight(㎏) was a mean of 0.009±0.006㎎. As a result of multiplying this amount by daily toothbrushing frequency, the daily fluoride intake from dentifrice per weight ㎏) appeared to be 0.023±0.016㎎ on average. There was a large difference among the children in that regard, since that ranged from a low of 0.003㎎ to a high of 0.070㎎. And age made a statistically significant difference to that(p<0.01).
Conclusions: The above-mentioned findings of the study showed that the children`s daily fluoride intake from dentifrice per weight was lower than the recommended daily fluoride intake from diets per weight for young children aged 1 to 12(0.05-0.07㎎). However, there was a great disparity among the children in that aspect, and they are likely to take more fluoride from other things as well. Therefore it is required to prepare separate criteria for preschool and school-aged children.
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KEYWORD
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fluoride included in dentifrice, fluoride intake, preschool children
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