International fluoride supplement recommendations

– A telefax survey was conducted to determine the current and past recommended schedules for fluoride supplementation using tablets, salt or milk. Twenty‐one of 90 countries listed in the 1997 FDI directory responded. Information on additional countries was gathered from a recent textbook on fluorid...

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Published in:Community dentistry and oral epidemiology 1999-02, Vol.27 (1), p.57-61
Main Author: Banting, David W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Cariostatic Agents - administration & dosage
Child
Child, Preschool
Data Collection
Dentistry
fluoride
Fluorides - administration & dosage
Humans
Infant
Milk
Practice Guidelines as Topic
salt
schedule
Sodium Chloride, Dietary
supplementation
Tablets
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Summary:– A telefax survey was conducted to determine the current and past recommended schedules for fluoride supplementation using tablets, salt or milk. Twenty‐one of 90 countries listed in the 1997 FDI directory responded. Information on additional countries was gathered from a recent textbook on fluoride and a dental health survey report. The summary table provided is far from comprehensive but it represents the best data available at this time. The conclusions are limited to the information received but there is a clear trend to lower dosage recommendations and no fluoride supplementation to very young children. Several issues are identied which should be addressed whenever fluoride tablet supplementation schedules are being considered.
ISSN:0301-5661
1600-0528
DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1999.tb01992.x