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Recovery from skeletal fluorosis

2007 | Journal of Bone and Mineral Research | Cundy T. | 22(9):1475
Kurland et al.(1) reported a fascinating case of skeletal fluorosis in a man who probably ingested significant quantities of fluoride from toothpaste. They report that after withdrawal of fluoride, there was a short initial period of rapid bone loss, followed by a prolonged period of slow BMD loss from the lumbar spine—such that the Z-score was still +9 some 8 yr later. A patient with skeletal fluorosis has attended my clinic for a similar period. At the age of 53 yr, after having sustained