Abstract
1) The low incidence of dental caries observed in mongoloid patients led to an investigation of the role of fluorine in this condition.
2) A statistical study of the geographical distribution of mongolism in Wisconsin, Illinois, Idaho, North and South Dakota (U.S.A.) shows a parallelism between the prevalence of this condition and the amount of fluoride in the water supply.
3) A new hypothesis on the pathogenesis of mongolism is proposed: the blockage of an enzymatic system by an inhibitor, such as fluorine, at an early stage of the fetal development.
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Oligophrenie mongolienee et caries dentaires
Une enquête épidémiologique sur la fréquence du mongolisme dans quelques Etats du Midwest américain nous a permis de mettre en évidence les faits suivants: 1: un parallélisme entre la fréquence du mongolisme et la teneur en fluor de l'eau de boisson; 2: une rareté relative des caries dentaires chez les mongoliens; 3: une
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Editorial review: Fluoride and down's syndrome (mongolism)
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[New researches on mongolism related to the disease producing role of fluorine].
A new statistical study on the distribution of mongolism in cities in Illinois, United States, from January 1, 1950 to December 31, 1956, permits us to verify an increasing frequency of this affliction associated with the concentration of fluorine in the drinking water. This study follows a preceding inquiry on the
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Fluoride-linked down syndrome births and their estimated occurrence due to water fluoridation
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[Effects of sodium fluoride on the activity of Ca2+Mg(2+)-ATPase in synaptic membrane in rat brain].
Effects of sodium fluoride on Ca2+Mg(2+)-ATPase activity of synaptic membrane in rat brain were studied with in vitro or in vivo methods. Concentrations of sodium fluoride of 0.3, 1.6, 8.0, 20.0 and 40.0 mmol/L can significantly inhibit the activity of the enzyme with proportions of 6.6%, 18.0%, 41.0%, 55.5% and
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