A Review on Effects of Fluoride on Human Health in Rajasthan
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Abstract
Water is a major source of fluoride intake .Fluoride is beneficial to health if the concentration of the fluoride ion (CF) in drinking water is less than 1.5 mg/L (WHO 1994). A higher concentration causes serious health hazards. The disease caused manifests itself in three forms, namely, dental, skeletal, and non-skeletal fluorosis. Dental fluorosis produces widespread brown stains on teeth and may cause pitting. Skeletal fluorosis causes crippling and severe pain and stiffness of the backbone and joints (Bulusu and Nawlakhe, 1992). In Rajasthan, 18 out of 32 districts are suffered from fluorosis diseases.