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| "After a handshake, a friendly smile is one of the most important elements in creating a good first impression. Phase three includes "crippling deformities of the spine and major joints.". According to the U.S. government experts, most people currently ingest about four times as much fluoride as they did during the early days of water fluoridation - approximately equally divided between drinking water, food, other beverages, and dental products. In England, this translates to nearly three million individuals who have fluorosed teeth to some degree. Fluoride wastes are created through the production of aluminum, steel, cement, glass, fertilizer, fuels, refrigerants, rat poison, pesticides, uranium and many other items. Diagnosis & Tests The diagnosis of skeletal fluorosis, until recent years, was made with the help of radiographs which reveal interosseous membrane calcification, enhanced bone density, and bone mass. The disease is usually irreversible by then. Complications In 1985, following a review commissioned by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), an independent panel of behavioral scientists found that people with moderate to severe fluorosis are at increased risk of experiencing psychological and behavioral problems. |
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