Paediatria Croatica, Vol. 58 No. 1, 2014.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.13112/PC.2014.7
Guidelines for teeth fl uoridation with respect to fl uoride concentration in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Danko Bakarčić
; Department of Dental medicine, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka
Nataša Ivančić Jokić
; Department of Dental medicine, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka
Dubravka Negovetić Vranić
orcid.org/0000-0001-7632-2004
; University of Zagreb, Department of Paediatric Dentistry
Martina Majstorović
; University of Zagreb, Department of Paediatric Dentistry
Darija Vukić Lušić
; Teaching Institute of Public Health of Primorsko-Goranska County, Department of Environmental Health, Rijeka
Emili Blečić
; Private practice
Renata Gržić
; Department of Dental medicine, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka
Sažetak
The purpose of this study was to investigate fl uoride concentration in drinking water in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County and to
provide guidelines for teeth fl uoridation in the area. Data on fl uoride concentration in drinking water in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
were analyzed at Department of Environmental Health, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County Teaching Public Health Institute. Fluoride
concentration in drinking water was measured by the ion chromatography technique. Public water supply in Primorje-Gorski Kotar
County is organized through 9 particular water supply systems. A high percentage of 96% of the population are connected to the
public water supply, which is considerably higher than the mean estimate of 74% for the country as a whole. The mean concentration
of fl uoride in the main Primorje-Gorski Kotar County water sources assessed for a 5-year period (2007-2011) was as follows: Rijeka
0.010 mg F-/L, Opatija 0.020 mg F-/L, Crikvenica-Novi Vinodolski 0.007 mg F-/L, Delnice 0.029 mg F-/L, Vrbovsko 0.038 mg F-/L,
Čabar 0.031 mg F-/L, Krk 0.044 mg F-/L, Cres-Lošinj 0.054 mg F-/L, and Rab 0.090 mg F-/L. The Primorje-Gorski Kotar County public
water supply systems do not include artifi cial fl uoridation of drinking water. Fluoride concentration in drinking water was found to
be low, ranging from the detected limit of <0.002 mg F-/L in Opatija to 0.220 mg F-/L in Rab, yielding the overall mean of 0.034 mg
F-/L. In conclusion, considering the amount of fl uorides in drinking water, teeth fl uoridation can be safely accomplished by individually
adjusted doses of other fl uoride agents.
Ključne riječi
fluorides; fluoridation; drinking water; dental caries
Hrčak ID:
119999
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Datum izdavanja:
24.3.2014.
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