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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/5/2010 Posts: 2,459
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Hallo wazuans, i took my daughter to see a dentist and what the dentist told me left me shocked. There are too many children with dental fluorisis (brown teeth)in ongata rongai. Apparently the fluoride levels in the bore hole water in rongai is quite high.
I have started checking around and indeed the number of kids with brown teeth is amazing. But dental fluorisis only affects the beauty and self esteem of kids. The worst type is the fluorisis that attacks the bones. It literally chips away the bones.
As it stands, we have to buy bottled water for drinking and cooking and ensure utensils are thoroughly dried with a table cloth before use. And cross our fingers and hope that tuskys actually treat the bottled water they sell to us.
In a society that is obssessed with image and superficial beauty, how does a young teenage girl with brown teeth survive in the year 2020 ?
Does any wazuan know how i can treat the water at my house ama ni wakati wa kuhama ?
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Rank: Member Joined: 1/13/2011 Posts: 297 Location: Nairobi
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harvest rain water if that is an option
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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/15/2011 Posts: 4,518
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ongata rongai. lions,traffic,waking up at 3 am to get to nbo?? now fluoride,toxic sukuma wiki etc etc. siji kamwe. by the way u must be spending a lot on bottled water.goodness! "The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 1/16/2007 Posts: 1,320
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@frm2011 If you are renting afadhali kuhama. Better Options kibao thika road.  nilihama months ago lakini juu ya jam.
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 2/25/2009 Posts: 973
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essyk wrote:ongata rongai.
lions,traffic,waking up at 3 am to get to nbo?? now fluoride,toxic sukuma wiki etc etc. Hurricane Sandy etc etc.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/15/2011 Posts: 4,518
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ai, stop adding to their tribulations. "The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/5/2010 Posts: 2,459
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Unfortunately, the house is mine so kuhama is not that easy. Am hoping there could be a mini water treatment system. Or atleast an expert in wazua on how to measure fluoride levels in water.
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 2/25/2009 Posts: 973
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essyk wrote:ai,
stop adding to their tribulations. I just assumed that since...anyway,never mind. Poleni
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/21/2008 Posts: 2,490
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Go to KEBS with a sample of the water and they will test for you for about 5K then go with the test results to Davis & Shirtliff in industrial area and buy a mini RO costs about 30K which you install under your kitchen sink and you are sorted! The man who marries a beautiful woman, and the farmer who grows corn by the roadside have the same problem
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Rank: Elder Joined: 6/21/2008 Posts: 2,490
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Go to KEBS with a sample of the water and they will test for you for about 5K then go with the test results to Davis & Shirtliff in industrial area and buy a mini RO costs about 30K which you install under your kitchen sink and you are sorted! The man who marries a beautiful woman, and the farmer who grows corn by the roadside have the same problem
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 9/21/2011 Posts: 2,032
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ZZE123 wrote:Go to KEBS with a sample of the water and they will test for you for about 5K then go with the test results to Davis & Shirtliff in industrial area and buy a mini RO costs about 30K which you install under your kitchen sink and you are sorted! Correct. Do test the water after installing the mini RO, just to confirm. If it is not possible to cure the brown teeth., just encourage the kids. There those from muranga n have made it in life
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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/5/2010 Posts: 2,459
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ZZE123 wrote:Go to KEBS with a sample of the water and they will test for you for about 5K then go with the test results to Davis & Shirtliff in industrial area and buy a mini RO costs about 30K which you install under your kitchen sink and you are sorted! @zzz123, thanks a lot. I knew there had to be an expert here in wazua. Will post the outcome.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/5/2010 Posts: 2,459
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limanika wrote:ZZE123 wrote:Go to KEBS with a sample of the water and they will test for you for about 5K then go with the test results to Davis & Shirtliff in industrial area and buy a mini RO costs about 30K which you install under your kitchen sink and you are sorted! Correct. Do test the water after installing the mini RO, just to confirm. If it is not possible to cure the brown teeth., just encourage the kids. There those from muranga n have made it in life @limanika, are you sure encouragement can work 15 years from now ? Prevention is always better than cure.
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Rank: Member Joined: 5/9/2011 Posts: 786 Location: Mashinani
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Im a dentist. Flourosis affects children when they ingest high flouride water between ages 0 to 8. But not to worry there are Various treatments to ensure you fetch good dowry. Invest in a water purifier for the rest of your kids Peace in our Homeland.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/19/2010 Posts: 3,504 Location: Uganda
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forget about mganga toka (ga)Tanga.wazua has a solution for everything from PE to ED to brown teeth punda amecheka
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/9/2008 Posts: 5,389
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kamundu wrote:Im a dentist. Flourosis affects children when they ingest high flouride water between ages 0 to 8. But not to worry there are Various treatments to ensure you fetch good dowry.
Invest in a water purifier for the rest of your kids Very true. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_fluorosis
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Rank: Elder Joined: 4/22/2010 Posts: 11,522 Location: Nairobi
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Mtu Biz wrote:@frm2011 If you are renting afadhali kuhama. Better Options kibao thika road. nilihama months ago lakini juu ya jam. ...utakuwa ukihama everytym ukiwa na shida? possunt quia posse videntur
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 7/12/2012 Posts: 55
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Wonderful Wazuans! I am on thika road near the eastern by-pass and we use borehole water. I am also worried about this water.is it high in flouride? should i take it for testing too?
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 1/16/2007 Posts: 1,320
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maka wrote:Mtu Biz wrote:@frm2011 If you are renting afadhali kuhama. Better Options kibao thika road. nilihama months ago lakini juu ya jam. ...utakuwa ukihama everytym ukiwa na shida? Ndio.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/5/2010 Posts: 2,459
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kamundu wrote:Im a dentist. Flourosis affects children when they ingest high flouride water between ages 0 to 8. But not to worry there are Various treatments to ensure you fetch good dowry.
Invest in a water purifier for the rest of your kids Thanks @kamundu. My daughter has actually started showing signs of mild fluorisis and she is past eight years. The teeth are not brown but when you look keenly you will notice some discolouration. Would really appreciate to know what treatment options I have as she is still growing. On the water purifier, thats the way to go. Do you have any brand names or companies you can recommend ?
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