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infants and children who drink fluoridated
water benefit from systemic ingestion
by incorporating fluoride into their
developing teeth, as well as from
important topical effects.
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Water fluoridation is one of the best
examples of a public health preventive intervention
at the community level. All infants and children who
drink fluoridated water benefit from systemic ingestion
by incorporating fluoride into their developing teeth,
as well as from important topical effects. Today,
many families still do not have fluoridated water
supplies, and many use multiple or alternative sources
of water (e.g., bottled or processed water), complicating
the delivery of fluoride to children.
Fluoride supplements are recommended only when a
child’s ingestion of fluoride is less than optimal.
Infants or young children suspected of primarily ingesting
water that is not fluoridated should be considered
for fluoride supplementation.
Table 1. Systemic Fluoride Supplements: Recommended
Dosage
Reproduced from ADA Council on Access, Prevention
and Interprofessional Relations. 1995. Caries diagnosis
and risk assessment: A review of preventive strategies
and management. JADA 126(June supplement):1S-24S.
Table on page 19S.
©1995 American Dental Association.
All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission.
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