Strontium and dental caries.(Literature Review & Commentary)(Brief Article)

From: Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients | Date: June 1, 2005| Author: Gaby, Alan R. | Copyright information

Strontium is present in bones and teeth and is thought to replace a small fraction of the calcium in the hydroxyapatite crystal during mineralization. Epidemiologic studies have shown that the incidence of caries in areas with optimal fluoridation is related to the level of strontium in the water. The lowest incidence of caries occurred in areas with strontium levels of 5.4 and 8.3 mg/L, with increased incidence at higher and lower levels of water strontium. Strontium supplementatio...

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