| Title |
A comparative study of fluoride ingestion levels, serum thyroid hormone & TSH level derangements, dental fluorosis status among school children from endemic and non-endemic fluorosis areas
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| Published in |
SpringerPlus, January 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/2193-1801-3-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Navneet Singh, Kanika Gupta Verma, Pradhuman Verma, Gagandeep Kaur Sidhu, Suresh Sachdeva |
| Abstract |
The study was undertaken to determine serum/urinary fluoride status and comparison of free T4, free T3 and thyroid stimulating hormone levels of 8 to 15 years old children with and without dental fluorosis living in an endemic and non-endemic fluorosis area. A sample group of 60 male and female school children, with or without dental fluorosis, consuming fluoride-contaminated water in endemic fluoride area of Udaipur district, Rajasthan were selected through a school dental fluorosis survey. The sample of 10 children of same age and socio-economic status residing in non endemic areas who did not have dental fluorosis form controls. Fluoride determination in drinking water, urine and blood was done with Ion 85 Ion Analyzer Radiometer with Hall et al. method. The thyroid gland functional test was done by Immonu Chemiluminiscence Micropartical Assay with Bayer Centaur Autoanalyzer. The significantly altered FT3, FT4 and TSH hormones level in both group1A and 1B school children were noted. The serum and urine fluoride levels were found to be increased in both the groups. A significant relationship of water fluoride to urine and serum fluoride concentration was seen. The serum fluoride concentration also had significant relationship with thyroid hormone (FT3/FT4) and TSH concentrations. The testing of drinking water and body fluids for fluoride content, along with FT3, FT4, and TSH in children with dental fluorosis is desirable for recognizing underlying thyroid derangements and its impact on fluorosis. |
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| Spain | 4 | 7% |
| Canada | 3 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 3% |
| Australia | 2 | 3% |
| Colombia | 1 | 2% |
| Norway | 1 | 2% |
| Czechia | 1 | 2% |
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| Student > Master | 16 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 14% |
| Researcher | 9 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 7% |
| Other | 22 | 22% |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 30 | 30% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 13 | 13% |
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| Environmental Science | 6 | 6% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 5 | 5% |
| Other | 21 | 21% |
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