Fluorosis Information - Fluorosis picture, treatment, causes, symptoms

Fluorosis Information

Fluorosis within your patient community without understanding all aspects of this problem. Fluorosis is a crippling and painful disease caused by intake of fluoride. Fluorosis can affect young and old; men and women alike. A child may face the condition called enamel fluorosis if he or she gets too much fluoride during the years of tooth development.There are three types of Fluorosis given below with their information:

Dental Fluorosis

Dental Fluorosis the most obvious and easily diagnosed form of Fluorosis by a characteristic bilateral white mottling of the dentition. Dental Fluorosis is usually caused by over-exposure to Fluoride when the dental enamel is actively mineralizing during early childhood.

Skeletal Fluorosis

Skeletal Fluorosis involves abnormal mineralization of bone and soft tissues and/or the distruption of normal activity of the osteocytes. For this reason, Skeletal Fluorosis often mimics "generic" osteoarthritis and/or osteoporosis in relatively young adults.

Systemic Fluorosis

Systemic Fluorosis due to the chemical nature of Fluoride and its action(s) within mammalian systems which are not limited to teeth and bone, Fluoride toxicity may potentially be linked to every major multiple cause ailment of the 20th century from cancer to Attention Deficit Disorder.