J Dent Oral Biol | Volume 2, Issue 2 | Research Article | Open Access
Ambarkova Vesna1*, Kochubovski Mihail2, Ljuben Guguvcevski1 and Vanco Spirov3
1Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry University Sv.Cyril & Methodius Skopje, Greece
2Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Macedonia, Greece
3Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University Dental Clinic Center Ss.Pantelejmon, Greece
*Correspondance to: Ambarkova Vesna
Fulltext PDFAim of the Paper: To determine the content of fluoride in drinking bottled water available in the country.
Material and
Methods: Thirty-five commercial brands of bottled water (12 out of 23 domestic production and imported brands) were procured from bigger markets in the Republic of Macedonia. Determination of the content of fluorine is performed using ion selective electrode (Thermo Orion Ion plus Fluoride Electrode) and Ionometar (pH/ISE meter - Thermo-Orion) of the public health Institute.
Results: The content of fluoride in packaged water from domestic production ranged from 0,035 in Spring to 1,086 in vision with an average 0,368 (± 0,305), while imported bottled water ranged from 0.032 in ordinary water ROSA to 2.220 in bottled water KOM, with an average 0,631 (± 0,497). 12 packaged water from domestic production only in three of them emphasized the concentration of fluoride in their declaration, two of whom she corresponded to the concentration which we have determined. 23 imported packaged water in 15 of them emphasized the content of fluoride in their declaration, while 6 of them featured content of the declaration did not correspond to the concentration of fluorine which we have determined.
Conclusion: This study showed that bottled water contains different concentrations of fluoride. Parents that use bottled water to prepare powdered milk for babies and baby foods should be aware that it may contain higher concentrations of fluoride and put their child at risk the occurrence of dental fluorosis.
Bottled water; Mineral water; Fluoride
Vesna A, Mihail K, Guguvcevski L, Spirov V. Content of Fluoride in Available Bottled Water from the Republic of Macedonia. J Dent Oral Biol. 2017; 2(2): 1028.