Journal of Multidisciplinary Dental Research
DOI: 10.38138/JMDR/v7i1.9
Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 37-40
Original Article
Pramada Prabhakar ✉ 1 , Vijaya Hegde 2
1Post Graduate Student, Department of Public Health Dentistry - A.J Institute of Dental Sciences, Karnataka, India
2Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Public, Health Dentistry - A.J Institute of Dental Sciences, Karnataka, India
✉ Corresponding author email: [email protected]
Received Date:02 June 2021, Accepted Date:22 September 2021, Published Date:04 October 2021
Aim : The aim of the study is to estimate the amount of fluoride in the flesh of freshwater fish and marine water fish. Material and methods : Fish samples were collected from a local market. Commonly consumed different species of fish (eight types are included in the study). The flesh, bones and skin were separated from individual fish. Samples of flesh, bones and skin were homogenized separately, dried and the pH of the processed samples was adjusted to neutral pH 7.2. Fluoride was determined using spectrometer. Result : Concentrations of fluoride in fishes ranged from 1.05-4.75 ppm. For river water fish the highest fluoride was seen in Rohu (Labeo rohita) and among the marine water fish highest fluoride content was seen in Indian Sardine (Sardinella Longiceps). Conclusion : The amount of fluoride present in the fish is directly proportional to the severity of fluorosis among the fish consuming population. Hence these values would give us the information about recommended daily allowance strategy for the public health of the people residing in the coastal areas
Keywords: Fluorides, fresh water fish, marine water fish, recommended daily allowance
© 2021 Published by International Dental Educationists’ Association (IDEA). This is an open-access article under the CC BY license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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