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Volume 4 Issue 6 (November - December, 2016)

Review Articles

FLUORIDES IN HEALTH AND DISEASE- A REVIEW
Rajiv Ranjan, Soumendu Bikash Maiti, Dushyantsinh Vala, Amit Jain, Swatantra Shrivastava

Fluoride has played an essential role in oral health. The problem of Fluorosis is world wide affecting many countries and in India especially Rajasthan which is the largest state of India. The cause of problem is high fluoride content of water more than 1 ppm and chronic long term ingestion as stated by the different studies around the world and World Health Organization (WHO). Fluorosis does not only affect oral cavity but has more severe and generalised effect on the body resulting in hard tissue and soft tissue irreversible damage in form of dental fluorosis, increased chances of caries and periodontal diseases, skeletal and non-skeletal fluorosis and acute toxicity which is lethal. The present paper discusses the impact of these fluorides in health and disease. Authors concluded that being from medical professionals it is our duty to work in preventing this endemic disease by educating our patients and people in the affected areas. 
Key words: Fluorides, Fluorosis, Oral Health.

Corresponding Author: Dr. Rajiv Ranjan, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Darshan Dental College And Hospital,  Udaipur, Rajasthan 313001, India

This article may be cited as: Ranjan R, Maiti SB, Vala D, Jain A, Srivastava S. Fluorides in health and disease- A review. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2016;4(6):43-51.

 
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