Incipient Chronic Fluoride Intoxication from Drinking Water

Tetaniform Convulsions Precipitated by Fluoridated Drinking Water

“…(1) The above-nam ed laboratory d ata fully coincide -with th a t in other cases of chronic incipient fluorosis which I have described [6,7]. P articularly notew orthy is the high normal blood calcium level.…”

“…In previous com m unications [6,7] a disease was described caused by such m inute quantities of fluoride as are present in artificially fluoridated drinking w ater (usually about 1 p a rt of fluoride per mil lion p a rts of w ater*). N eurom uscular, gastro-intestinal and bladder sym ptom s of the kind noted in hyperparathyroidism dom inated the clinical picture.…”

A Clinical, Hematological, Biochemical and Radiological Assessment of Dental Fluorosis in Endemic Fluoridated Area of Maharashtra, India

“…8 However, various reports from Europe and America suggest that there would be symptoms corresponding to gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, respiratory and visceral systems during this stage. [9][10][11] In skeletal fluorosis the patients often complain of a vague discomfort and paresthesia in the limbs and the trunk. Pain and stiffness in the back appear next, especially in lumbar region, followed by dorsal and cervical spine.…”

Symptoms experienced during periods of actual and supposed water fluoridation

“…Most medical and dental professionals are convinced that there is no credible evidence that water containing optitnal coticentrations (0.7-1.2 tng/1) of fluoride has an itnpact on general health (3). There are, however, researchers who say that in a certain segment of the population this fluoridation practice can cause symptotns of allergy and intolerance (4,5). One ofthe tnost comprehensive reviews of the so-called "fluoridation controversy" was published recently (6).…”