World Health Organization : Organisation Mondiale de la Sante ; Serie de Monographies, Volume Number 59, (Part 1): Fluorides and Human Health

By P. Adler

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Title:	World Health Organization : Organisation Mondiale de la Sante ; Serie de Monographies, Volume Number 59, (Part 1): Fluorides and Human Health
Author:	P. Adler
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
Collections:	Medical Library Collection, World Health Collection
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Publisher:	World Health Organization


Citation APA MLA Chicago Adler, B. P. (n.d.). World Health Organization : Organisation Mondiale de la Sante ; Serie de Monographies, Volume Number 59, (Part 1). Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

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Excerpt
PREFACE Since the late 1940 's, the use of fluorides for the p~aevention of dental caries-especially the adjustment of tlze fluoride content of drinking waterhas been a subject of considerable controversy. Public health authorities that have contemplated adopting measures of this kind have encountered strong opposition and have offen had to undertake extensive reviews of the literature in order to reach a decision.

Table of Contents
CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preface CHAPTER 1 . Introduction (Y . Ericsson) . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 2 . The supply of fluorine to man (Muriel E . Bell - E . J . Largent - T . G . Ludwig - J . C . Muhler - G . K . Stookey) . . . . 1 . Introduction (E . J . Largent) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . Ingestion from water /Muriel E . Bell & T . G . Ludwig) . . . . . 3 . Ingestion from foods (J . C . M~ikler) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . Ingestion from drugs (G . K . Stookey) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . Inhalation from dust or vapours (E . J . Largent) . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 3 . Absorption of fluorides (H.-D. Crenzer & W . Biittner) . 1 . Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . Mechanism and site of absorption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . Absorption from beverages. food and fluoride preparations . . . . 4 . Factors influencing absorption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . Absorption from fluorocoinpounds and from vapours and dust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Summary CHAPTER 4 . Distribution of fluorides ( W . D . Armstrong - I . Gedalia - L . Singer - J . A . Weatherell - S . 1\f . Weidmann) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Introduction ( W D Armstfong) 2 . Distribution in body-fluids and soft tissues ( W . D . Armstrong & L . Singer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . Distribution in hard tissues (S . M . Weidmann & J . A . Wentherell) 4 . Distribution in placenta and foetus (I . Gedrrlia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . Summary ( W . D . Armstrong) CHAPTER 5 . Excretion of fluorides (H . C . Hodge. F . A . Smith & I . Gedalia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . Excretion routes other than urinary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . Urinary excretion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAPTER 6 . Physiological effects of small doses of fluoride (G . N . Jenkins - P . Venkateswarlu - I . Zipkin) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . Introduction (I . Zipkin) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . Effects on body-fluids and soft tissues (P Venkafes~vnrlzi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Effects on the skeleton of man (I Zipkin) . . . . . . . . . 4 . Mechanism of effects in the mouth (G N Jerzkilw) 5 . Summary (I . Zipkin) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 11 13