Title: Heterocontrole da fluoretação da água de abastecimento público em Bauru, SP, Brasil External control over the fluoridation of the public water supply in Bauru, SP, Brazil
Abstract: ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE : To assess the fluoridation of the public water supply and comparethese results with previous data. METHODS : The study was carried out from March 2004-2005 in Bauru, a city ofSoutheastern Brazil. Every month, on dates established randomly, 60 water sampleswere collected from the 19 supply sectors of the city, totaling 737 samples. Thefluoride concentration in the water samples was determined in duplicate, using anion-specific electrode (Orion 9609) coupled to a potentiometer. Following analysis,the samples were classified as acceptable or unacceptable according to their fluorideconcentration. Descriptive statistical analysis was utilized. RESULTS : The mean fluoride concentration observed in the different collection Irene Ramires I Luciana Prado Maia I Daniela dos Santos Rigolizzo I Jose Roberto Pereira Lauris II Marilia Afonso Rabelo Buzalaf III I Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru (FOB).Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP). Bauru,SP, Brasil I I Departamento de Odontopediatria,Ortodontia e Saude Coletiva. FOB. USP.Bauru, SP, Brasil
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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