Fluoridation of drinking water has been effective in preventing tooth decay and improving overall den-tal health; however, overexposure to fluoride poses numerous serious health risks including brittle bone disease and increases in bone cancers. Thus, accurate detection of fluoride levels in water and food sources as well as in body fluids is essential.

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Applications:

Medicine and health applications, both commercial and consumer-oriented, to test for the presence of fluoride in tap water, foods, blood and urine

Food industry applications, such as testing toothpaste, bottled water, and food products

Commercial product to enable water purifier manufacturers to test the effectiveness of their products more easily and at a reduced cost

Municipal water-testing applications, particularly field testing

Humanitarian application for use in developing countries with few or non-existent fluoride testing tools or standards

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