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A comment on effect of fluoride exposure on the intelligence of school children in Madhya Pradesh, India.

Sunil Kumar Raina1.   

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Year:  2013        PMID: 23546381      PMCID: PMC3579033          DOI: 10.4103/0976-3147.105651

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Neurosci Rural Pract        ISSN: 0976-3155


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Sir, This is in reference to the article titled, “Effect of fluoride exposure on the intelligence of school children in Madhya Pradesh, India” published in Volume: 3 (2) of your journal.[1] The authors have done a decent enough work to draw attention toward fluoride exposure and level of intelligence among students. Here, I would like to draw the attention of authors to following points: (1) Table 1 shows that mean years of education of heads of family is the lowest in families wherein the water fluoride level is the highest (6.71 ± 3.12) which in itself needs a discussion in the publication. As rightly pointed point out by the authors in discussion part, studies have shown the education level of parents, SES of the family, nutrition, and iodine deficiency affect the intellectual ability of children. The association between water fluoride levels and intellectual abilities may be confounded by low educational levels and hence socio-economic status. Did the authors perform any analyses to adjust for confounding? (2) Again Table 1 shows that height for weight for children is the lowest in families wherein the water fluoride level is the highest (2.24 ± 0.85). As we are aware that height for weight is a good indicator for presence of chronic malnutrition, a factor that may again influence the intellect of children, this also needs some deliberation. Last, I would like to know as to whether there is a cutoff of the water fluoride levels at which intellectual deterioration starts or not.
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1.  Effect of fluoride exposure on the intelligence of school children in Madhya Pradesh, India.

Authors:  Sudhanshu Saxena; Anjali Sahay; Pankaj Goel
Journal:  J Neurosci Rural Pract       Date:  2012-05
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1.  Authors' reply.

Authors:  Sudhanshu Saxena; Anjali Sahay; Pankaj Goel
Journal:  J Neurosci Rural Pract       Date:  2013-01

2.  iTRAQ-Based Proteomics Analysis of Serum Proteins in Wistar Rats Treated with Sodium Fluoride: Insight into the Potential Mechanism and Candidate Biomarkers of Fluorosis.

Authors:  Yan Wei; Beibei Zeng; Hua Zhang; Cheng Chen; Yanli Wu; Nanlan Wang; Yanqiu Wu; Liming Shen
Journal:  Int J Mol Sci       Date:  2016-09-28       Impact factor: 5.923

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