When there is an excess amount of fluoride within the body it can pose a range of health problems. Dental fluorosis and skeletal fluorosis are the typical health effects that are most commonly associated with an excess amount of fluoride. As stated previously, fluoride is the most electronegative ion and therefore has a strong attraction towards positivity charged ions such as calcium. “Hence, the effect of fluoride on mineralized tissues like bone and teeth leading to developmental alternations is of clinical significance as they have the highest amount of calcium and thus attract the maximum amount of fluoride that gets deposited as calcium.” (Jagtap, Yenkie, Labhsetewar, Rayalu, 2012). This increase of fluoride on our bones and teeth ultimately
