Osteoarthritis Linked to Fluoride

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> > Endemic fluorosis in Turkish patients: relationship with knee >  osteoarthritis. > > Savas S, Cetin M, Akdogan M, Heybeli N. > > Suleyman Demirel University Medical School, Physical Therapy and >  Rehabilitation > > Department, Isparta, Turkey. > > Fluoride excess primarily effects dental and skeletal tissues. leading to >  a > > condition known as endemic fluorosis. The radiological and clinical >  features of > > endemic fluorosis vary in different parts of the world. The aim of this >  study > > was to investigate the clinical and radiological features of endemic >  fluorosis > > in Turkish patients. Physical examination and radiological investigations >  were > > performed in 56 patients with endemic fluorosis and 40 age- and >  sex-matched > > controls. Knee osteoarthritis (OA) was the main abnormality in both >  groups, > > both clinically and radiologically. The radiological severity of knee OA >  was > > greater in the endemic fluorosis group than in controls (P=0.01). >  Osteophytes > > at the tibial condyles and superior margin of the patellar articular >  surface of > > the femur, polyp-like osteophytes on the non-weight-bearing medial side of >  the > > femoral condyle, and popliteal loose bodies were detected more frequently >  in > > the endemic fluorosis group than in controls (P=0.0001). We suggest that >  the > > presence of atypically located osteophytes in the knees may be a feature >  of > > endemic fluorosis in Turkish patients and that endemic fluorosis may >  increase > > the severity of OA in the knees. > 56 is a too low a sample size to give it any validity. >  How about a sample size around the size of India where research on > endemic fluorosis is more extensive. > See:  http://www.fluoridealert.org/susheela.htm

And this affidavit purports to be conclusive research? What does AMA say about Fluoride and it’s dental and skeletal effects? I don’t pretend to know anything about this subject but it takes more than a testimonial from a researcher to convince me. Ron

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Endemic fluorosis in Turkish patients: relationship with knee >  osteoarthritis. > Savas S, Cetin M, Akdogan M, Heybeli N. > Suleyman Demirel University Medical School, Physical Therapy and >  Rehabilitation > Department, Isparta, Turkey. > Fluoride excess primarily effects dental and skeletal tissues. leading to >  a > condition known as endemic fluorosis. The radiological and clinical >  features of > endemic fluorosis vary in different parts of the world. The aim of this >  study > was to investigate the clinical and radiological features of endemic >  fluorosis > in Turkish patients. Physical examination and radiological investigations >  were > performed in 56 patients with endemic fluorosis and 40 age- and >  sex-matched > controls. Knee osteoarthritis (OA) was the main abnormality in both >  groups, > both clinically and radiologically. The radiological severity of knee OA >  was > greater in the endemic fluorosis group than in controls (P=0.01). >  Osteophytes > at the tibial condyles and superior margin of the patellar articular >  surface of > the femur, polyp-like osteophytes on the non-weight-bearing medial side of >  the > femoral condyle, and popliteal loose bodies were detected more frequently >  in > the endemic fluorosis group than in controls (P=0.0001). We suggest that >  the > presence of atypically located osteophytes in the knees may be a feature >  of > endemic fluorosis in Turkish patients and that endemic fluorosis may >  increase > the severity of OA in the knees. > 56 is a too low a sample size to give it any validity.

 How about a sample size around the size of India where research on endemic fluorosis is more extensive. See:  http://www.fluoridealert.org/susheela.htm

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Endemic fluorosis in Turkish patients: relationship with knee osteoarthritis. > Savas S, Cetin M, Akdogan M, Heybeli N. > Suleyman Demirel University Medical School, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation > Department, Isparta, Turkey. > Fluoride excess primarily effects dental and skeletal tissues. leading to a > condition known as endemic fluorosis. The radiological and clinical features of > endemic fluorosis vary in different parts of the world. The aim of this study > was to investigate the clinical and radiological features of endemic fluorosis > in Turkish patients. Physical examination and radiological investigations were > performed in 56 patients with endemic fluorosis and 40 age- and sex-matched > controls. Knee osteoarthritis (OA) was the main abnormality in both groups, > both clinically and radiologically. The radiological severity of knee OA was > greater in the endemic fluorosis group than in controls (P=0.01). Osteophytes > at the tibial condyles and superior margin of the patellar articular surface of > the femur, polyp-like osteophytes on the non-weight-bearing medial side of the > femoral condyle, and popliteal loose bodies were detected more frequently in > the endemic fluorosis group than in controls (P=0.0001). We suggest that the > presence of atypically located osteophytes in the knees may be a feature of > endemic fluorosis in Turkish patients and that endemic fluorosis may increase > the severity of OA in the knees.

56 is a too low a sample size to give it any validity. Ron

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Endemic fluorosis in Turkish patients: relationship with knee osteoarthritis. Savas S, Cetin M, Akdogan M, Heybeli N. Suleyman Demirel University Medical School, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Department, Isparta, Turkey. Fluoride excess primarily effects dental and skeletal tissues. leading to a condition known as endemic fluorosis. The radiological and clinical features of endemic fluorosis vary in different parts of the world. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical and radiological features of endemic fluorosis in Turkish patients. Physical examination and radiological investigations were performed in 56 patients with endemic fluorosis and 40 age- and sex-matched controls. Knee osteoarthritis (OA) was the main abnormality in both groups, both clinically and radiologically. The radiological severity of knee OA was greater in the endemic fluorosis group than in controls (P=0.01). Osteophytes at the tibial condyles and superior margin of the patellar articular surface of the femur, polyp-like osteophytes on the non-weight-bearing medial side of the femoral condyle, and popliteal loose bodies were detected more frequently in the endemic fluorosis group than in controls (P=0.0001). We suggest that the presence of atypically located osteophytes in the knees may be a feature of endemic fluorosis in Turkish patients and that endemic fluorosis may increase the severity of OA in the knees.

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