Dentifrice use among preschool children.
Ingestion of fluoridated dentifrice by young children may be a major contributing factor to dental fluorosis, prevalent in the United States. Brushing habits of a small group of preschoolers were monitored to document parental involvement and amounts of dentifrice used.
Levy
S M
SM
Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, College of Dentistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242.
Maurice
T J
TJ
Jakobsen
J R
JR
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003802:Dentifrices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005460:Fluorides, Topical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009050:Fluorosis, Dental / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007484:Iowa / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D014099:Toothbrushing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
D003802:Dentifrices; D005460:Fluorides, Topical