Is there a need of extra fluoride in children.
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2009-09
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The issues related to fluoridation of water or fortification of tooth paste with compounds of fluorides are controversial. Fluoride is stored mainly in the bones, where it increases the density and changes the internal architecture, makes it osteoporotic and more prone to fractures. Fluoride consumption by human beings increases the general cancer death rate, disrupts the synthesis of collagen and leads to the breakdown of collagen in bone, tendon, muscle, skin, cartilage, lungs, kidney and trachea, causing disruptive effect on various tissues in the body. It inhibits antibody formation, disturbs immune system and makes the child prone to malignancy. Fluoride has been categorized as a protoplasmic poison and any additional ingestion of fluoride by children is undesirable.
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Child, Fluoride, Fluorosis, Fortification, Toxicity
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Gupta Sunil Kumar, Gupta R C, Gupta A B. Is there a need of extra fluoride in children. Indian Pediatrics. 2009 Sept; 46(9): 755-759.