External control of the public water supply in 29 Brazilian cities


Autoria(s): Moimaz, Suzely Adas Saliba; Saliba, Orlando; Chiba, Fernando Yamamoto; Saliba, Nemre Adas
Contribuinte(s)

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

Data(s)

30/09/2013

20/05/2014

30/09/2013

20/05/2014

01/01/2012

Resumo

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

The fluoridation of public water supplies is considered the most efficient public health measure for dental caries prevention. However, fluoride levels in the public water supply must be kept constant and adequate for the population to gain preventive benefit. The aim of this study was to analyze fluoride levels in the public water supply of 29 Brazilian municipalities during a 48-month period from November 2004 to October 2008. Three collection sites were defined for each source of municipal public water supply. Water samples were collected monthly and analyzed at the Research Laboratory of the Nucleus for Public Health (NEPESCO), Public Health Postgraduate Program, Aracatuba Dental School (UNESP). of the 6862 samples analyzed, the fluoride levels of 53.5% (n = 3671) were within the recommended parameters, those of 30.4% (n = 2084) were below these parameters, and those of 16.1% (n = 1107) were above recommended values. Samples from the same collection site showed temporal variability in fluoride levels. Variation was also observed among samples from collection sites with different sources within the same municipality. Although 53.5% of the samples contained the recommended fluoride levels, these findings reinforce the importance of monitoring to minimize the risk of dental fluorosis and to achieve the maximum benefit in the prevention of dental caries.

Identificador

http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1806-83242012000100003

Brazilian Oral Research. São Paulo: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontologica, v. 26, n. 1, p. 12-18, 2012.

1806-8324

http://hdl.handle.net/11449/15461

WOS:000311862300003

S1806-83242012000100003.pdf

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica (SBPqO)

Relação

Brazilian Oral Research

Direitos

openAccess

Palavras-Chave #Fluoridation #Fluorine #Water #Oral Health
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article