The current status of endemic fluorosis

According to the statistical data on endemic diseases nationwide, as of 2000, endemic fluorosis was still relatively serious nationwide. There were 1,306 disease-affected counties nationwide, more than 150,000 affected villages, and a population of 112 million in affected villages. There are 40.6 million people with dental plaque and 2.6 million people with skeletal fluorosis. Among them, the coal-burning type of fluorosis is smaller than the drinking water type, but the condition is more serious. The national average dental fluorosis prevalence is as high as 52.2%, and the national average fluorosis is The prevalence of osteopathy is as high as 4.32%. See table below.