Table 2.

Reported “Adequate Intake” (AI) of fluoride for infants, children and adults.

	AI Fluoride from All Sources (mg/day)
Age Range	Males	Females
0–6 months	0.01 †	0.01 †
7–11 months	0.4 ‡	0.4 ‡
1–3 years	0.6 ‡	0.6 ‡
4–6 years	1 ‡	0.9 ‡
7–10 years	1.5 ‡	1.4 ‡
11–14 years	2.2 ‡	2.3 ‡
15–17 years	3.2 ‡	2.8 ‡
>18 years	3.4 ‡; 4 †	2.9 ‡; 3 †

^† Institute of Medicine (US) Standing Committee on the Scientific Evaluation of Dietary Reference Intakes. [115]; ^‡ European Food Safety Authority [9].