Review Article

Comparison of Water Defluoridation Using Different Techniques

Table 1

Effects of drinking water fluoride contents on human health [5].

Fluoride level, mg/LHealth impact

<0.5Dental caries
0.5–1.5Optimum dental health
1.5–4.0Dental fluorosis
4.0–10Dental and skeletal fluorosis
>10.0Crippling fluorosis