Fluoride in drinking water and fluorosis in an Argentine province: a spatial and epidemiologic analysis
E. B. Gonzalez, L. A. R. Valadas, C. L. Leyes, M. Carabajal, M. M. Barros Uriburu, A. F. Squassi, A. L. Sorazabal · 2026
Read Fluoride in drinking water and fluorosis in an Argentine province: a spatial and epidemiologic analysis by E. B. Gonzalez, L. A. R. Valadas, C. L. Leyes, M. Carabajal, M. M. Barros Uriburu, A. F. Squassi, A. L. Sorazabal (2026) in the Tower of Babel, a free online library of public-domain works preserved in clean, searchable text. No sign-up. The full text is served as a plain-text file at a predictable URL, where text is present: https://antarctic-labs.com/tower-of-babel/pmc-13284117.txt.
Description
E B Gonzalez and a large team mapped fluoride and dental fluorosis in 2026 in La Rioja province, Argentina. Too much fluoride while enamel forms leaves permanent marks on teeth, and rural areas on groundwater can face uneven exposure. The study examined 469 schoolchildren aged six to twelve, born and raised locally, and tested 82 georeferenced groundwater samples with spatial statistics.
Nearly half of the children showed dental fluorosis, with moderate grades most common. Fluoride levels varied by locality, and several sources passed the 1.5 milligram per litre mark. High fluoride zones clustered on the map, and severity of marks tied to locality. High fluoride and high severity zones overlapped in places, yet no direct level-to-severity link held overall. The authors read the pattern as complex exposure, not simple cause and effect.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | E. B. Gonzalez, L. A. R. Valadas, C. L. Leyes, M. Carabajal, M. M. Barros Uriburu, A. F. Squassi, A. L. Sorazabal |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 28 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |