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dc.contributor.author | Vella, Alfred J. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Borg, Vincent | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-12-05T09:32:56Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-12-05T09:32:56Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 1989 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Maltese Medical Journal. 1989, Vol. 1(3), p. 14-17 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/602 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Dietary intake of fluoride is believed to be largely derived from drinking water. In Malta, tap water presently contains less fluoride than is found in naturally occurring ground water obtained from aquifers. Over 55% of water production comes from reverse osmosis and such water is practically fluoride-free. Before the introduction of reverse osmosis water into the water budget, fluoride levels measured from 10 different tap waters averaged 0.51 ppm F-. Now, fluoride content measured from 19 tap water sources averaged 0.21 ppm F- and more than a third of these sources are practically fluoride-free. The incidence of dental caries in Malta has so far been low according to the international standards. We suggest that the lowering of the fluoride level in the water supplies may favour an escalation in the incidence of tooth decay in the future. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Maltese Medical Journal | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Water -- Fluoridation | en_GB |
dc.subject | Water -- Fluoridation -- Health aspects | en_GB |
dc.subject | Water -- Fluoridation -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.title | Change in fluoride content of Maltese tapwaters : implications for oral health | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | - |
Appears in Collections: | MMJ, Volume 1, Issue 3 MMJ, Volume 1, Issue 3 Scholarly Works - FacSciChe |
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