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Clinico-hygiene assessment of the combined effect on the body of vibration and fluorine.

June 4, 2012

In the X-ray examination of vibration disease patients in fluorite mines, we observed a greater frequency of deforming osteoarthroses (DOA) of the elbow joints and osteochondrosis and spondylitis of the cervical section and of the lumbar section of the spine. The terms of development of vibration disease under the conditions in the fluorite mines were significantly shorter than those in the iron ore mines.

Radiological Modifications of the Skeletal System Among Aluminum Smelter Workers

May 24, 2012

This paper reports the frequency of occurrence of bone changes caused by fluoride in a population of 358 aluminum smelter workers who had been fluoride exposed for more than 5 years. In the examination, particular attention was paid to degenerative changes of the skeleton and the frequency of spondylosis, arthrosis of the hip and elbow joints as well as changes in the form of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (spondylosis hypeostotica Forestier).

Fluoride & Spondylosis; Spondylitis

May 12, 2012

Among individuals with skeletal fluorosis, the fluoride-induced changes to the spine, and the accompanying symptoms, can bear a close resemblance to spondylosis and spondylitis (as well as DISH). Spondylosis is a (non-inflammatory) degenerative disease of the spine marked by bony outgrowths (spurs) which can produce nerve cord compression. Spondylitis, by contrast, is an inflammatory form of arthritis that causes inflammation in the joints between the vertebrae. Whereas spondylosis is generally asymptomatic, spondylitis generally causes significant pain and stiffness in the spine.

Fluoride & DISH (Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis)

May 12, 2012

Among individuals with skeletal fluorosis, the fluoride-induced changes to the spine, and the accompanying symptoms, can bear a close resemblance to DISH (Forestier’s Disease). Some authors report that skeletal fluorosis can so closely resemble that DISH that the only way to distinguish the two would be to conduct an invasive bone biopsy. No studies have ever been conducted to determine what role, if any, fluoride plays in the development of DISH.