[Epidemiological investigation on endemic fluorosis along the Yellow River alluvial plain of Shandong province].

Objective: To investigate the current prevalent status of endemic fluorosis in the floodplain area of the lower Yellow River in Shandong province.

Methods: According to "The National Technical Scheme for Endemic Disease Control in 2008", 16 counties were chosen to carry out the epidemiological survey of endemic fluorosis. Three villages were chosen in each county, to determine the fluoride content of drinking water and to check the dental fluorosis of children aged 8 to 12 year old, the skeletal fluorosis of adults over 16 years of age.