How to prevent endomic Fluorosis?
Alleviation of endemic Fluorosis – an action plan (Dr.D.Raja Reddy & Dr.Srikanth Deme) Introduction: Fluorosis is a disease caused by excessive ingestion of fluoride through water and or food. The upper limit of optimum fluoride level in drinking water for a tropical country like India is 0.5 PPM or 0.5 milligram per liter. The upper limit of safe total intake of fluoride per day for an adult is 8 milligram. It is the total daily intake through water and food that determines the development of fluorosis. First ever Shortt and his colleagues recorded cases of endemic skeletal fluorosis and its neurological manifestations in the world from Podili, Darsi and Kanigiri areas of Andhra Pradesh in 1937. Next cases of fluorosis have been reported from Nalgonda district of A.P. in 1945. Subsequently cases of fluorosis have been recorded from 18 districts of A.P. It is obvious that fluorosis is a major public health problem in our state. Biological effect of fluoride intoxication are related to
