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. 1997 Nov-Dec;88(6):388-91.
doi: 10.1007/BF03403912.

The effect of water fluoridation on the bone mineral density of young women

C M Arnold  1 , D A Bailey, R A Faulkner, H A McKay, R G McCulloch
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The effect of water fluoridation on the bone mineral density of young women

C M Arnold et al. Can J Public Health. 1997 Nov-Dec.

Abstract
in English, French

Introduction: Osteogenic effects of therapeutic fluoride have been reported; however, the impact of exposure to low level water fluoridation on bone density is not clear. We investigated the effect of long-term exposure to fluoridated water from growth to young adulthood on bone mineral density (BMD).

Methods: BMD was measured in 24 healthy women from Regina (fluoride 0.1 mg/L) and 33 from Saskatoon (fluoride 1.0 mg/L), with no differences between groups for height, weight, lifestyle or dietary factors.

Results: Saskatoon women had significantly higher mean BMD at total anterior-posterior lumbar spine (APS) and estimated volumetric 1.3 (VLS), with no difference at total body (TB) or proximal femur (PF).

Conclusion: Exposure to water fluoridation during the growing years may have a positive impact on axial spine bone density in young women.

Introduction: Des effets ostéogénétiques du fluorure thérapeutique ont été signalés; cependant, l’influence d’une exposition à un faible niveau de fluoruration de l’eau sur la densité osseuse n’est pas claire. Nous avons étudié les effets d’une exposition de longue durée à l’eau fluorée sur la teneur minérale de l’os, pendant les années de croissance.

Méthodes: Chez 24 femmes en santé venant de Regina, on a mesuré la teneur minérale de l’os (fluorure 0,1 mg/l) ainsi que chez 33 femmes venant de Saskatoon (fluorure 1,0 mg/l), sans noter aucune différence entre les groupes par rapport aux facteurs taille, poids, mode de vie ou régime.

Résultats: Les femmes de Saskatoon avaient une teneur minérale de l’os moyenne significativement plus élevée aux tomographies de la colonne lombaire antéropostérieures et de l’analyse volumétrique estimée à L3, sans aucune différence pour l’ensemble du corps ou le fémur proximal.

Conclusion: Une exposition à la fluoruration de l’eau pendant les années de croissance peut avoir un effet positif sur la densité osseuse rachidienne chez les jeunes femmes

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