%0 Journal Article
%T Fluorosis as an Environmental Disease and its Effect on Human Health
%A Ercan Varol
%A Simge Varol
%J TAF Preventive Medicine Bulletin
%D 2010
%I GMMA Department of Public health
%X Fluoride is a halogene found in earth, water, rocks, air, plants and animal tissue in various amounts. In normal conditions, people daily take fluoride compounds in amounts without any harmful effects this cause fewer dental caries and the formation of stronger bones. However, if the amount of fluoride taken daily exceeds the safety threshold, chronic fluoride intoxication, known as fluorosis, arises. As a result of fluorosis, pathological changes appear in tooths, skeletal system, liver, kidney, heart, gastrointestinal system and endocrin system. [TAF Prev Med Bull 2010; 9(3): 233-238]
%K Fluorosis
%K Endemic Fluorosis
%K Human Health
%K Medical Geology
%U http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=1068