Recall the role of fluoride in dental health - beneficial at optimal low concentrations for strengthening enamel and preventing decay, but harmful at higher concentrations causing fluorosis.
Which of the following ions present in low concentration in drinking water is essential for normal growth of teeth but harmful to teeth at high concentration ?
Asked in UPSC CAPF 2014 · Topic: Vitamins and Nutrition (Minerals: Trace Minerals (Iron, Iodine, Zinc, Selenium, Copper, Fluoride) - Sources, Functions, Deficiency)
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