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    J Am Dent Assoc. 1996 Jul;127(7):895-902.

    Assessing fluoride concentrations of juices and juice-flavored drinks.

    Kiritsy MC, Levy SM, Warren JJ, Guha-Chowdhury N, Heilman JR, Marshall T.

    Dental Research Unit, Health Research Council, Wellington School of Medicine, New Zealand.

    Few studies have investigated fluoride exposures from juices and juice-flavored drinks manufactured with water. In this study, the authors analyzed 532 juices and juice drinks for fluoride. Fluoride ion concentrations ranged from 0.02 to 2.80 parts per million, in part because of variations in fluoride concentrations of water used in production. Children's ingestion of fluoride from juices and juice-flavored drinks can be substantial and a factor in the development of fluorosis.

    PMID: 8754464 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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