Talk:Fluorine deficiency

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[edit] Flourine

Flourine has not been authoritatively shown to be an essential nutrient in the human diet (see my comments and linkage on the Essential Nutrient - Talk page). Therefore, a condition of "flourine deficiency" cannot be shown either. This entry not only too short but IMO erroneous. Dus7 06:26, 21 September 2005 (UTC)

I agree with Dus7. No other trace mineral that I know of is toxic in a high concentrations. Toxicity usually only occurs in high doses. This article is pathetic. Rift14 1:17, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

"The extent to which the condition truly exists, and its relationship to fluoride poisoning has arisen some controversy.

Fluoride is considered essential in the development and maintenance of teeth", I don't see any contradictions? Do you? Rift14 5:01, 12 January 2007

There is no such thing as a fluoride or fluorine deficiency. They are not nutients. Please read http://www.med.uwo.ca/ecosystemhealth/education/casestudies/fluorosismed.htm. Here is the relevant portion:

What about Fluoride Deficiency?

You will not find Hypofluoremia in Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary simply because, strictly speaking, there is no such thing as human Fluoride Deficiency. Fluoride is ubiquitous in food, water, air, and most tissues of the human body, and no physiological dysfunction results from having a "theoretically impossible" Fluoride intake of zero.

The aim of artificial fluoridation of drinking water in some Western World countries as a public health measure is the prevention of dental caries. It is important to understand that dental caries are not caused by a lack of Fluoride. Rather, dental caries are caused by the presence of oral bacteria that thrive on the simple sugars that have become a prominent part of the standard American diet. The chemical action of Fluoride on teeth is to resist dissolution of the enamel by acid-producing oral bacteria.

This article should be deleted entirely.