MILK – A VEHICLE FOR FLUORIDES: A REVIEW

Authors

  • Jolán Bánóczy
  • Andrew J. Rugg-Gunn

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7213/aor.v2i5/6.23038

Keywords:

Caries prevention, Fluoride prevention, Milk fluoridation, Caries reduction, Community programs.

Abstract

The aim of this review is to give an overview of 50 years experience of milk fluoridation and draw conclusions about the applicability of the method. Fluoridated milk was first investigated in the early 1950s, almost simultaneously in Switzerland, the USA and Japan. Stimulated by the favourable results obtained from these early studies, the establishment of The Borrow Dental Milk Foundation (subsequently The Borrow Foundation) in England gave an excellent opportunity for further research, both clinical and non-clinical, and a productive collaboration with the World Health Organization which began in the early 1980s. Numerous peer-reviewed publications in international journals showed clearly the bioavailability of fluoride in milk. - clinical trials were initiated in the 1980s. Some of these can be classed as randomised controlled trials, while most of the clinical studies were community preventive programs. These evaluations showed clearly that the optimal daily intake of fluoride in milk is effective in preventing dental caries. Fluoridation of milk can be recommended as a caries preventive measure where the fluoride concentration in drinking water is suboptimal, caries experience in children is significant, and there is an existing school milk program.

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Published

2006-11-28

How to Cite

Bánóczy, J., & Rugg-Gunn, A. J. (2006). MILK – A VEHICLE FOR FLUORIDES: A REVIEW. Archives of Oral Research, 2(5/6). https://doi.org/10.7213/aor.v2i5/6.23038

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