Fluoride Toxicity in Animals pp 35-51 | Cite as
Toxic Effects
Abstract
Clinical manifestations of acute fluoride toxicity include hypersalivation, restlessness, body stiffness, convulsion, and respiratory and cardiac failure, eventually leading to death. In chronic fluoride toxicity calcified tissues act as a natural sink for fluoride and hence characteristic lesions develop in bone and teeth. Dental lesions appear more frequently than bony lesions and are characterized by discoloration, hypoplastic pits, chalkiness, fast attrition, and early loss. Intermittent lameness, weakness, and the appearance of bony protuberances are common due to lesions developing in bone. Toxic effects on soft tissues become more evident when bones saturate with fluoride and their capacity to accumulate more fluoride is lost. Excess fluoride can alter the cytoarchitecture and physiology of renal, hepatic, gonadal, and neuronal tissues. Many studies suggested genotoxic, carcinogenic, immunotoxic, and cytotoxic potential of fluoride, although the results were highly variable and even contradictory.
Keywords
Fluoride Concentration Sodium Fluoride Dental Fluorosis Skeletal Fluorosis Fluoride ExposureReferences
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