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The Effect of Water Fluoridation on the Bone Mineral Density of Young Women

Overview
Journal Can J Public Health
Publisher Springer Nature
Specialty Public Health
Date 1998 Feb 12
PMID 9458565
Citations 6
Authors
C M Arnold
D A Bailey
R A Faulkner
H A McKay
R G McCulloch
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Abstract

Introduction: Osteogenic effects of therapeutic fluoride have been reported; however, the impact of exposure to low level water fluoridation on bone density is not clear. We investigated the effect of long-term exposure to fluoridated water from growth to young adulthood on bone mineral density (BMD).

Methods: BMD was measured in 24 healthy women from Regina (fluoride 0.1 mg/L) and 33 from Saskatoon (fluoride 1.0 mg/L), with no differences between groups for height, weight, lifestyle or dietary factors.

Results: Saskatoon women had significantly higher mean BMD at total anterior-posterior lumbar spine (APS) and estimated volumetric 1.3 (VLS), with no difference at total body (TB) or proximal femur (PF).

Conclusion: Exposure to water fluoridation during the growing years may have a positive impact on axial spine bone density in young women.

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