Drilling Deep to Keep Children’s Teeth and Bones Protected in Ethiopia

Posted on May 18, 2015 by unicefethiopia

By Samuel Godfrey

Amanuel Fiseha 13 years old one of the residents of Boset woreda, Wellenchiti, Ethiopia, has stained teeth, as the result of drinking water that contains high level of fluoride.. ©UNICEF Ethiopia/2014/Tesfaye.

Many people living in the Rift Valley area of Ethiopia have stained teeth, as the result of drinking water that contains high level of fluoride. The yellowing of the teeth is one of the physical symptoms of consuming high levels of fluoride. Other symptoms include skeletal fluorosis, where children’s legs and arms are deformed resulting in physical disabilities........................