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Fluoride 43(2)128–133 April-June 2010
Effects of smoking, aluminium utensils, and tamarind on fluorosis in a fluorotic village Khandare, Rasaputra, Meshram, Rao
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EFFECTS OF SMOKING, USE OF ALUMINIUM UTENSILS, AND TAMARIND CONSUMPTION ON FLUOROSIS IN A FLUOROTIC VILLAGE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA Arjun Khandare,a Komal Rasaputra,b Indrapal Meshram,c Shankar Raod Hyderabad, India, and Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
SUMMARY: A field study was undertaken to determine effects of tamarind, the use of aluminium (Al) cooking utensils, and smoking on dental and skeletal fluorosis in the randomly selected fluoride (F) endemic village of Buttlapally in the Nalgonda District, Andhra Pradesh, India, where the F level in the drinking water is 3.6 ppm. In the survey, information on the above factors was collected for all persons in the village of 46 households (HHs) with a total population of 144 adults and 83 children. The survey revealed that persons who consume tamarind daily had significantly less (p
