fluorosis

[floo͡″ro´sis]

a condition due to ingestion of excessive amounts of fluorine or its compounds; see fluoride poisoning.

chronic endemic fluorosis that due to unusually high concentrations of fluoride, usually in the natural drinking water supply, typically causing dental fluorosis characterized by a mottled appearance of the teeth. Combined osteosclerosis and osteomalacia can also occur in occupational exposures to vapors and dust.

dental fluorosis hypoplasia of the dental enamel resulting from prolonged ingestion of drinking water containing high levels of fluoride, manifested by the condition called mottled enamel.

skeletal fluorosis skeletal changes due to long term ingestion of excessive fluoride; they may include hyperostosis, osteopetrosis, and osteoporosis.

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Assessment of skeletal and non- skeletal fluorosis in endemic fluoridated areas of vidharbha region, India: A survey.

Correlation between fluorosis and dental caries in endemic areas of Wardha district

In India, researchers have become successful in mitigating ingested fluoride and in reversing skeletal fluorosis at young age [20].

Community knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) on Fluorosis and its mitigation in endemic areas of Ethiopia

Quadriparesis - A Rare Presentation of Skeletal Fluorosis. JIACM.

Fluorosis... causing paraplegia... mutilating life..

Excessive fluoride intake during early childhood causes staining and pitting of dental enamel while adult intake can lead to skeletal fluorosis and a higher risk of fractures (ADA, 2011).

Private drinking water quality in rural Wisconsin

Clinical investigations of skeletal fluorosis in children of Manga Mandi in Pakistan.

MRI features of spinal Fluorosis: Results of an endemic community screening

In recent years, other techniques for assessing the skeletal fluorosis, including radiological and densitometric procedures have been developed.

Urinary hydroxyproline as a non-invasive biomarker for diagnosing osteofluorosis in bovines

Last year's study by Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) found serious diseases of dental and skeletal fluorosis, osteosclerosis, thyroid, and kidney and bone and joint deformations among population of Thar due mainly to malnutrition and unhygienic conditions.

CHANGING THE FATE OF THARIS

(16) As a clinician it is imperative to distinguish whether these lines may have developed as a result of repetitive trauma or from other pathologies such as infection, (2) malnutrition, (2,21) immobilization, (4,8) hypoparathyroidism, (16) alcohol consumption during growth, (9) juvenile chronic arthritis, (18) psychosocial short stature, (19) endemic skeletal fluorosis, (20) bisphosponate medication, (21) heavy metal poisoning (13) or leukemia.

Growth restart/recovery lines involving the vertebral body: a rare, incidental finding and diagnostic challenge in two patients

Fluoride plays an important role in caries prevention due to its cariostatic potential, however the excessive uninterrupted intake of fluoride for longer duration can have deleterious effect on teeth and bone's leading to dental fluorosis or skeletal fluorosis. It is also documented that even at optimal level and below optimum level of fluoride in drinking water, dental fluorosis can be seen (Saravanan et al 2008) (6).

Prevalence of dental fluorosis in school children of Jodhpur City

CONTEXT: Dental and skeletal fluorosis is endemic in the Ethiopian Rift Valley.

Substance flow analysis: a case study of fluoride exposure through food and beverages in young children living in Ethiopia

According to the nonprofit Environmental Working Group (EWG), overexposure to fluoride can be toxic, causing dental fluorosis (mottling and loss of tooth enamel) and skeletal fluorosis (joint pain, stiffness and bone fractures).

Dear EarthTalk: so, what's the story: Is it good that we have fluoride in our tap water or not? I've heard so many conflicting opinions over the years