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Lavalle-Carrasco J, Vergara-Onofre M, González-González R, Bologna-Molina R, Isiordia-Espinoza MA, Gaona E, Molina-Frechero N. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Relationship Between the Severity of Dental Fluorosis and Fluoride Biomarkers in Endemic Areas. Biol Trace Elem Res 2023; 201:1051-1062. [PMID: 35397104 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-022-03227-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
The intake of high concentrations of fluoride, mainly through drinking water, diet and fluoridated dentifrices, produces fluorosis, which in its early stages is manifested as dental fluorosis (DF). To recognize exposure to fluoride in endemic areas and to evaluate the risk of developing health impairment, the WHO has established several biomarkers that are used to determine systemic fluorine (F-) exposure. Thus, the aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the relationship between the severity of DF and fluoride biomarkers in endemic areas. The protocol of this study was previously registered as CRD42021244974. A digital search was carried out in PubMed/Medline, SpringerLink, Scopus, Cochrane and Google Scholar by employing the keywords "urine", "nails", "hair", "plasma", "saliva" and "dental fluorosis" for the original studies with content associated with F- for the biomarkers and DF. The mean difference was established as the effect measure for the meta-analysis. Seven studies fulfilled the eligibility criteria, among which five assessed urine and two employed nails as fluoride biomarkers. A positive significant difference was found between the biomarkers and the severity of DF (0.27, p < 0.001) and individually for each biomarker (urine: 0.14, p = 0.001; nails: 0.88, p < 0.05). The F- concentration in urine and nails is correlated with the severity of DF, with the most evident differences between healthy individuals and those with mild severity. Both biomarkers are adequate to assess this relationship in endemic areas of fluoride and DF.
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- Jesús Lavalle-Carrasco
- Dental Sciences, Autonomous Metropolitan University Xochimilco (UAM), 04960, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Division of Biological and Health Sciences, Autonomous Metropolitan University Xochimilco (UAM), 04960, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Research, School of Dentistry, Juarez University of the Durango State (UJED), 34000, Durango, Mexico
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- Department of Research, School of Dentistry, Juarez University of the Durango State (UJED), 34000, Durango, Mexico
- Molecular Pathology Area, School of Dentistry, University of the Republic (UDELAR), 11200, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Institute of Research in Medical Sciences, Department of Clinics, Los Altos University Center, University of Guadalajara (UdG), 47650, Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Division of Biological and Health Sciences, Autonomous Metropolitan University Xochimilco (UAM), 04960, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Division of Biological and Health Sciences, Autonomous Metropolitan University Xochimilco (UAM), 04960, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Wen C, Zhang Q, Xie F, Jiang J. Brick tea consumption and its relationship with fluorosis in Tibetan areas. Front Nutr 2022; 9:1030344. [PMID: 36583212 PMCID: PMC9792988 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.1030344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Brick tea-type fluorosis (BTF) due to a high intake of brick tea is possible in Tibetan populations, and dental fluorosis (DF) and skeletal fluorosis (SF) are its primary manifestations. To determine the prevalence of DF and SF and their relationships with brick tea intake in Tibetan populations, a literature review was conducted for studies published between 1994 and 2021. The available evidence revealed that brick tea may be produced from older stems and leaves of the tea plant and that the fluoride content of brick tea exceeds the national standard. The harsh environment of the plateau has led to limited food sources for the local Tibetan people who form the habit of drinking tea leaves as a satiation solution to digest greasy food and replenish vitamins, and regular consumption of brick tea leads to excessive exposure of Tibetan residents to fluoride. Studies in Tibet showed that the prevalence of DF in children was 14.06-75.93% in different districts, and the overall pooled prevalence of DF was 26.08%. The prevalence of SF in adults was 19.90-74.77% in different Tibetan districts, and the overall pooled prevalence of SF was 33.84%. The analysis of risk factors showed that the prevalence of BTF may be related to high-altitude and different working and living conditions, and BTF in children may be associated with fluoride intake during mothers' pregnancy and lactation. With the development of bioinformatics research, gene polymorphisms were suspected to be related to susceptibility to fluorosis in Tibetan populations. The study of BTF in Tibetan people needs to be further investigated and standardized, and additional studies evaluating the pathogenesis and preventive measures of BTF are warranted.
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- Cai Wen
- Department of Oral Implantology, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China,Department of VIP Dental Service, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China,Luzhou Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China,*Correspondence: Cai Wen, ; orcid.org/0000-0002-3400-5382
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- Department of Nosocomial Infection Control, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Luzhou Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China,School of Stomatology, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Luzhou Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China,School of Stomatology, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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Zhao Y, Wang J, Zhang J, Sun Z, Niu R, Manthari RK, Ommati MM, Wang S, Wang J. Fluoride exposure induces mitochondrial damage and mitophagy via activation of the IL-17A pathway in hepatocytes. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 804:150184. [PMID: 34517333 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2021] [Revised: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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As an environmental toxicant, the damage of fluoride to the body has attracted global attention. Because liver is an essential organ for fluoride accumulation and damage. Our previous studies revealed fluoride-induced hepatic injury through interleukin 17A (IL-17A) pathway, but the underlying cellular mechanism remains unclear. Hence, this research explored the mechanism of IL-17A pathway and mitophagy in fluoride-induced liver injury through the use of the mice fluorosis model, IL-17A addition fluorosis cell model, IL-17A gene knockout mice fluorosis model, flow cytometry, immunohistochemistry, fluorescence double staining, ELISA, western blotting, and other techniques. The results showed that fluoride reduced the bodyweight and liver coefficient, increased the bone fluoride content, the aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) levels, caspase 8 and caspase 9 activities, and induced liver morphology and ultrastructure damage. Furthermore, the protein expression levels of IL-17A pathway key proteins, IL-17A, IL-17R, and Act1 were increased, but IκB was decreased after fluoride exposure. In addition, fluoride exposure elevated the mitochondrial depolarization percent, the mitochondria damage, the fluorescent spots of mitophagy, and the LC3II/LC3I protein relative expression level. To further verify the role of the IL-17A pathway in fluoride-induced hepatocyte mitochondrial damage and mitophagy disorder, the IL-17A was added and knocked out in cells of animals. The results showed that the addition of IL-17A aggravated fluoride-induced liver morphology and functional damage, activation of the IL-17A pathway, mitochondrial injury, and mitophagy, but the IL-17A knockout mitigated fluoride-induced changes. These results suggested that fluoride exposure induced mitochondrial damage and mitophagy through the IL-17A pathway in hepatocytes.
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- Yangfei Zhao
- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Ecological Animal Science and Environmental Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan 030031, Shanxi, China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Ecological Animal Science and Environmental Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan 030031, Shanxi, China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Ecological Animal Science and Environmental Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan 030031, Shanxi, China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Ecological Animal Science and Environmental Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan 030031, Shanxi, China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Ecological Animal Science and Environmental Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan 030031, Shanxi, China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Ecological Animal Science and Environmental Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan 030031, Shanxi, China; Department of Biotechnology, GITAM Institute of Science, GITAM (Deemed to be University), Visakhapatnam 530045, India
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- College of Life Sciences, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan 030031, Shanxi, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Ecological Animal Science and Environmental Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan 030031, Shanxi, China.
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Sah O, Maguire A, Zohoori FV. Fractional urinary fluoride excretion and nail fluoride concentrations in normal, wasted and stunted 4-5 year-old children in Nepal. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2022; 69:126876. [PMID: 34695781 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2021.126876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION It has been suggested that undernourished children are more likely to develop dental fluorosis. We investigated the effects of nutritional status on systemic fluoride metabolism including the proportion of ingested fluoride excreted through urine (i.e. fractional urinary fluoride excretion - FUFE) and fluoride concentration in nail clippings in children, aged 4-5 years, in Nepal. METHODS Nutritional status was evaluated using weight-for-age (wasting) and height-for-age (stunting) indices. Total daily fluoride intake (TDFI) was estimated from diet and toothpaste ingestion and 24 -h urine collected to assess daily urinary fluoride excretion (DUFE). FUFE was calculated by dividing DUFE by TDFI. Nail clippings (finger and toe) were collected and analysed for fluoride concentration. RESULTS Of the 100 children who participated, 89 provided information to assess FUFE and 51 children provided nail samples. Overall, 86.5 % of the 89 children were wasted and 39.3 % were stunted. When the samples were pooled into binary (affected and non-affected) categories, mean TDFI and mean DUFE were statistically significantly higher in the 77 wasted children (57.7 and 29.7 μg/kgbw/d, respectively) than the 12 non-wasted children (39.4 and 17.0 μg/kgbw/d, respectively). TDFI and DUFE were also statistically significantly higher in the 35 stunted children (65.1 and 34.5 μg/kgbw/d, respectively) than in the 54 non-stunted children (48.8 and 23.7 μg/kgbw/d, respectively). However, mean FUFE was similar in all groups. There were no statistically significant differences in fluoride concentration of either fingernails or toenails among the different categories of wasting, while mean fingernail fluoride concentration was statistically significantly higher in stunted (5.4 μg/g) than in non-stunted children (3.5 μg/g). CONCLUSION Our study found no significant effect of nutritional status on the proportion of ingested fluoride excreted in urine (and consequently the proportion retained in the body). These findings suggest that nutritional status may be less likely to be a main risk factor for the development of dental fluorosis than children's dietary habits or total fluoride intake.
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- O Sah
- School of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK
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- School of Dental Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- School of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK.
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Idowu OS, Duckworth RM, Valentine RA, Zohoori FV. Biomarkers for the Assessment of Exposure to Fluoride in Adults. Caries Res 2021; 55:292-300. [PMID: 34062534 DOI: 10.1159/000516091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 03/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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To monitor deficient or excessive intakes of biologically available fluoride (F), various biological samples have been tested for use as biomarkers of human exposure to F. Most such studies have concerned children and often have only involved measurement of F in 1 or 2 types of sample. The present study investigated the relationships of F concentrations in biomarkers of F exposure; including plasma, saliva, hair, finger- and toenails, and daily urinary F excretion (UFE) with the total daily F intake (TDFI) of adults. TDFI was assessed in 60 healthy adults, aged ≥20 years; 31 lived in a low-F water area (LFA, 0.04 mg F/L) and 29 in a high-F water area (HFA, 3.05 mg F/L) of Nigeria. All volunteers provided at least 1 biomarker sample from the above list and completed a questionnaire to evaluate F intake from the diet and toothpaste ingestion. TDFI, UFE and F concentrations of biomarkers were statistically significantly higher in the HFA than in the LFA. There were strong statistically significant positive correlations between TDFI and UFE (ρ = 0.730, p < 0.001); plasma F (ρ = 0.729, p < 0.001); fasting whole saliva F (ρ = 0.653, p < 0.001) and hair F (ρ = 0.603, p < 0.001). The statistically significant positive correlations between TDFI and fingernail F (ρ = 0.502, p < 0.001) and between TDFI and toenail F (ρ = 0.556, p < 0.001) were moderate. In conclusion, this study has indicated the usefulness of 24-h UFE as well as F concentration in plasma, fasting whole saliva and hair as biomarkers of contemporary or sub-chronic F exposure in groups of adults. However, they do not appear to have the necessary sensitivity to predict F exposure in individuals.
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- Oladipo S Idowu
- School of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University, Middlesbrough Tees Valley, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
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- School of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University, Middlesbrough Tees Valley, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
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- School of Dental Sciences, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- School of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University, Middlesbrough Tees Valley, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
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Opydo-Szymaczek J, Ogińska M, Wyrwas B. Fluoride exposure and factors affecting dental caries in preschool children living in two areas with different natural levels of fluorides. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2021; 65:126726. [PMID: 33548796 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2021.126726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2020] [Revised: 01/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Successful oral health interventions must be based on the specific needs of the population that they serve. Evaluation of habits related to dental caries development and estimation of fluoride exposure in a target group of young patients helps to plan effective and safe caries prevention strategies. OBJECTIVES The study aimed to evaluate factors affecting dental caries experience and sources of fluoride exposure in preschool children living in two areas: with optimal and low natural content of fluoride in drinking water. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included a group of 73 children of both sexes aged 4-7 years attending two kindergartens in Środa Wielkopolska and Turek (Wielkopolska Voivodeship, Poland), where the content of fluoride in drinking water according to data obtained in the sanitary station ranged from 0.68 to 0.74 mg/L (optimal concentration of fluoride) and from 0.19 to 0.30 mg/L (low concentration of fluoride), respectively. Parents of patients completed a survey about diet, hygiene, and dental care, taking into account the child's fluoride exposure. The calibrated dentist assessed the oral health condition using a mirror, a CPI probe, and a headlamp. Oral hygiene was recorded using the Silness and Löe plaque index, caries experience by calculating the numbers of decayed, missing, and filled primary, and permanent teeth (dmf and DMF, respectively) while caries frequency by calculating the percentage of children with caries experience above 0. In order to assess the fluoride concentrations in urine and drinking water, parents were asked to provide a urine sample collected on fasting and a tap water sample. Fluoride concentrations were assessed using a 09-37 (MARAT) fluoride ion-selective electrode and a RAE 111 silver-chloride reference electrode. Statistical analysis was conducted using the data analysis software system Statistica (version 12, StatSoft, Inc. 2014), assuming a statistical significance level p < 0.05. RESULTS No statistically significant differences were found between caries indices of the examined children in each kindergarten (p > 0.05). Urinary fluoride levels were higher in children who tended to swallow toothpaste or used fluoride rinses and positively correlated with fluoride concentrations in the drinking water. Dental caries experience in the examined children depended on the effectiveness and frequency of oral hygiene procedures and dietary habits. CONCLUSIONS The strategy aimed at improving the oral health of the examined group of children should include accomplishing oral hygiene, promoting a non-cariogenic diet, and, finally, controlling fluoride exposure from at-home fluoride products. Caries prevention program ought to be adjusted to individual characteristics of each child, taking into consideration oral hygiene practices, dietary habits and total fluoride intake.
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- Justyna Opydo-Szymaczek
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, 70 Bukowska St, 60-812 Poznań, Poland.
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- Postgraduate Studies in Scientific Research Methodology, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, 70 Bukowska St, 60-812 Poznań, Poland.
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- Institute of Chemistry and Technical Electrochemistry, Poznan University of Technology, 4 Bedrychowo St, 60-965 Poznan, Poland.
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