Fluorine Effects

Fluorine (F) is just like any other element such as Oxygen and Calcium. However, due to its composition with another element, it is often referred to as, “Fluoride ions” (F-) or simply “Fluoride.” Dietary fluoride is often found in tea and sea food. Nevertheless, it’s common sources are water, rocks, soils as well as the sea. This essay seeks to examine the negative impacts of fluoride. To begin, fluorine causes detrimental effects on the teeth by causing dental fluorosis, which was first noted by McKay in 1901 in the United States of America. However, the aetiology of this defect had not been established at the time. According to the findings from the 21 city study by Dr. Trendley-Dean, a researcher and a dentist, the mottling of the teeth …show more content…
According to studies conducted to assert the safety of artificially fluoridated water in Grand Rapids, Muskegan and Aurora in 1945 by Dr. Trendley-Dean and his colleagues, results after 6 years indicated that; the level of decay in children in Grand Rapids was half that of Muskegan, while similar to those of Aurora. In the research, Grand Rapids was fluoridated with sodium fluoride, and the control experiment, Muskegan (Non F-) and Aurora with Natural F-. Additionally, before the teeth erupts, fluoride may alter the morphology of the teeth during its development by lowering the height of the cusp, as well as, by making fissures less deep. Moreover, fluoride tends to affect the ameloblast function throughout the secretory, as well as, during the maturation phases. Thus, resulting to defective mineralisation. Furthermore, it’s impossible to control the dosage of fluoride once it has been put in …show more content…
Moreover, kidneys in both infants and also children often excrete a little fluoride while the remaining ingested fluoride, about 80 %, is taken to their bones (Ekstrand, et al., 1994). Also, according to the centres for the Disease Control and also Prevention (CDC) the swallowing of fluoride tablets has topical benefits while the risks are systemic (Connett, 2012). Lastly, fluoridation of water sources is unethical. This is because the community is deprived of its freedom of choice. Moreover, informed consent is a standard medical practice that should be not abused (Connett, 2012). In conclusion, adding of fluoride to drinking water supplies that are for public use is a contentious public health intervention. Its safety and effectiveness is not well known. Therefore, communities should not be forced to take fluoridated water, but rather, they should be left to make their own informed decisions. Furthermore, the vehemence with which fluoride was introduced as a caries prevention technology and a public health measure is steadily giving way to a more rational examination of its