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National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements. 2024. Fluoride fact sheet for health professionals. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health, 1 web resource.

Annotation: This fact sheet provides information about fluoride. It presents background information and discusses the following topics: recommended intakes for infants, children, adolescents, and adults from birth to over age 19, sources of fluoride, fluoride intakes among people in the United States, fluoride and health (the effects of fluoride on tooth decay and bone fractures), health risks from excessive fluoride, interactions of fluoride with medications, and fluoride and healthy diets.

Contact: National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, Telephone: (301) 496-4000 Secondary Telephone: (301) 402-9612 Fax: (301) 496-0017 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nih.gov Available from the website.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Adult health, Dental caries, Fluoride, Fractures, Infant health, Oral heath, Prevention

National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements. 2024. Fluoride fact sheet for consumers. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health, 1 web resource.

Annotation: This fact sheet provides information about fluoride. It presents background information and discusses the following topics: recommended intakes for infants, children, adolescents, and adults from birth to over age 19, including pregnant adolescents and women and breastfeeding adolescents and women; sources of fluoride; types of fluoride supplements; fluoride and health (the effects of fluoride on tooth decay and bone fractures); health risks from excessive fluoride; interactions of fluoride with medications; fluoride and healthy diets; and where to find more information about fluoride. The fact sheet is written in simple language.

Contact: National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892, Telephone: (301) 496-4000 Secondary Telephone: (301) 402-9612 Fax: (301) 496-0017 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nih.gov Available from the website.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Adult health, Breastfeeding, Consumer education materials, Dental caries, Fluoride, Fractures, Infant health, Oral heath, Pregnant adolescents, Pregnant women, Prevention

National Research Council, Subcommittee on Health Effects of Ingested Fluoride. 1993. Health effects of ingested fluoride. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 206 pp.

Annotation: This book reviews the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards related to fluoridated drinking water, examines the health effects of ingested fluoride, and addresses the question of whether the maximum contaminant level of 4 milligrams (mg) of fluoride per liter of drinking water is appropriate. The report discusses various kinds of toxicity that have been attributed to fluoride ingestion, including dental fluorosis; bone fracture; reproductive, renal, gastrointestinal, and immunologic toxicities; genotoxicity; and carcinogenicity. The report also assesses the EPA drinking water standard for fluoride to determine whether it is protective of public health. The document is intended for use by EPA in deciding whether to maintain or revise its drinking water standard for fluoride.

Contact: National Academies Press, 500 Fifth Street, N.W., Keck 360, Washington, DC 20001, Telephone: (202) 334-3313 Secondary Telephone: (888) 624-8373 Contact Phone: (800) 624-6242 Fax: (202) 334-2451 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nap.edu Available from the website. Document Number: ISBN 978-0-309-08668-4.

Keywords: Carcinogens, Fluorides, Fractures, Oral health, Standards, Toxicology, Water

Colins JG. 1990. Types of injuries by selected characteristics: United States, 1985-87. Hyattsville, MD:National Center for Health Statistics, 68 pp. (Vital and health statistics: Series 10, Data from the national health survey; no. 175)

Annotation: This report cites estimates of the number of injuries, by type of injury, presented by age, gender, race, geographic region, place of residence, class of injuries, place of injuries, and other socioeconomic and health variables. The numbers of days of restricted activity and bed disability due to injuries, by gender and type of injury, are also included.

Contact: National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3311 Toledo Road, Room 5419, Hyattsville, MD 20782, Telephone: (800) 232-4636 Secondary Telephone: (888) 232-6348 Fax: (301) 458-4020 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs Available from the website.

Keywords: Age factors, Burns, Data, Eye injuries, Fractures, Gender, Head injuries, Morbidity, Mortality, Poisoning, Race, Socioeconomic status, Statistics, Vital statistics

   

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