The use of urinary fluoride excretion to facilitate monitoring fluoride intake: A systematic scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As a recognised effective and economical agent for dental caries prevention, fluoride has been used in many different fluoridation schemes implemented across the world. Considering the narrow 'dose-gap' between the benefit of caries reduction and the risk of dental fluorosis, it is recommended that fluoride intake is monitored by measuring urinary fluoride excretion. The aim of this scoping review is to map the current literature/evidence on fluoride intake and excretion studies in relation to the study population, settings, type of study design, methodology, and analytical approach.

Methods

Embase/Ovid, MEDLINE/Ovid, CINAHL/EBSCO, Scopus/Elsevier were searched for relevant articles until April 2018. Studies were included if they reported intake and excretion of f

SUBMITTER: Idowu OS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6738609 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature