Grace George

Oct 29, 2024 | mdpi.com | Grace George |Léa Restivo |Dolores Freire Jijon |Joan Robinson

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Dec 22, 2023 | ghspjournal.org | Anna Foat |Claire Stevens |Grace George |John Massawe |Grace George |William Gray | +8 more

Nine years after an initial prevalence study in this population in Tanzania, as well as after a significant increase in low fluoride piped drinking water, skeletal fluorosis (SF) is still an issue, as evidenced by the emergence of new cases. Although the etiology of SF is complex and multifactorial, fluoride exposure through drinking water appears to be the largest contributing factor, with high levels of fluoride found in well and borehole water sources.