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This document provides notes on fluoride chemistry, toxicity, and effects, including sources, bone effects, and dental hygiene. It discusses the chemistry related to fluoride and details its effects on bones, teeth, and the body.

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Has the highest electronegativity and the second highest electron affinity, making it highly reactive with metals and H; The most favorable metal reactions with fluoride are aluminum, calcium, and magnesium, the most stable compounds are aluminum, iron, and beryllium;...

Has the highest electronegativity and the second highest electron affinity, making it highly reactive with metals and H; The most favorable metal reactions with fluoride are aluminum, calcium, and magnesium, the most stable compounds are aluminum, iron, and beryllium; biological significant CaF2 and MgF2 are highly insoluble and precipitate  Johnston NR, Strobe SA, Principles of fluoride toxicity and the cellular response: a review Arch Toxicol. 2020 April ; 94(4): 1051–1069.  Wei et all. Effect of Fluoride on Cytotoxicity Involved in Mitochondrial Dysfunction: A Review of Mechanism. Front Vet Sci. 2022 Apr 19;9:850771  Kubota et all. Fluoride induces endoplasmic reticulum stress in ameloblasts responsible for dental enamel formation. J Biol Chem. 2005 Jun 17;280(24):23194-202 Found in 296 different species of minerals Free fluoride is present in the ocean at 1.2–1.4 ppm (mg/L) groundwater, particularly in volcanic or mountainous areas, can contain as much as 50 mg/L makes up about 1.5–3% of the final phosphate fertilizers emitted as fumes upon coal combustion fluoride-accumulating plants: tomato, spinach, tea, grapes, and elderberry. Replaces Ca in bone and teeth making them harder but more rigid, brittle, and porous Cavity prevention: o Strengthen enamel AFTER its formation; acts from outside of the tooth: i.e. saliva or mouth content (gels, toothpaste, mouthwash). o Mild toxic for mouth bacteria o Fluorosilicic acid (H2SiF6) is the most commonly used additive for water fluoridation in the United States as is an inexpensive by- product of phosphate fertilizer manufacture o ameloblasts: growth-inhibition at low concentration →ER stress and caspase-mediated DNA fragmentation; altered email production at higher concentration → dental fluorosis! o children exposed during enamel production (birth to 8-12 yoa) → dental fluorosis!!! o Inhibits metal-enzymes (e.g. known since 1889 about lipase ) 30%–50% of proteins require metal cofactors), organelle disruption, altered pH, and electrolyte imbalance o cell proliferation may be stimulated at higher concentrations o triggers oxidative stress, cell cycle arrest, and apoptosis. o Increases generation of superoxide anions; o Induces mitochondrial toxicity: ❖ decreased activity of mitochondrial enzymes, ❖ decreased mitochondrial protein expression, ❖ damage of respiratory chain, ❖ ER disorder of calcium regulation, ❖ → ↓ATP, accumulation of ROS, opening of the transition pore &release of cytochrome c from mitochondria → apoptosis; o Inhibit cell migration, e.g. of embryonic neurons and sperm; o increases expression of inflammatory factors, e.g. IL-8 and NF-kappaB  Dental plaque is the cause of cavities microbial imbalance, sucrose (sugar), acid pH, long term adherence to the teeth  Kashbour et all. Pit and fissure sealants versus fluoride varnishes for preventing dental decay in the permanent teeth of children and adolescents. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Nov 4;11 F not better (or worse) than modern crack sealants

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