Big toenail and hair samples as biomarkers for fluoride exposure - a pilot study.
Selma Elekdağ-TürkMohammed AlmuzianTamer TurkMarilia Afonso Rabelo BuzalafAli AlnuaimiOyku DalciM Ali DarendelilerPublished in: BMC oral health (2019)
Nail and hair samples can serve as biomarkers to detect biological fluoride exposure according to the data of this pilot study. Nevertheless, hair is less sensitive and specific as a biomarker when AUC values of big toenail and hair samples were compared.
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