What is neurological stage of fluorosis?
This is a late stage of skeletal fluorosis where in spinal nerves and spinal cord are compressed causing paralysis. This is a crippling stage and some of them can only be help them by surgery. 14. What are the beneficial uses of fluoride? Fluoride is an effective agent for preventing dental caries if taken in ‘optimal’ amounts. The relation ship between fluoride and dental caries was first noted in the early part of the 20th century when it was observed that residents of certain areas of USA developed brown stains on their teeth. These stain teeth though unsightly were highly resistant to dental decay and caries. In the 1930’s it was discovered that the prevalence and severity of this type of mottled enamel was directly related to the amount of fluoride in water. Subsequently it was recognized that fluoride consumption in optimal amounts in the water supply imparted protection against the development of dental caries with out staining the teeth. Hence water fluoridation has been initia
