Conservation of Marine Ecosystems with a Special View to Coral Reefs in the Gulf

Abstract

Although the medical and dental professions are well acquainted with the effects of fluoride-containing drinking water on the teeth, with resulting dental fluorosis (mottled enamel) (1), the condition of osteosclerosis in the bones of human beings who have incurred mottled enamel from this source is not well known. As a matter of fact, no case of this kind has been reported in this country. The condition may have potential public health importance. Such a case is the basis for this paper. Report of a Case M. W. D., white soldier, aged 22, entered William Beaumont General Hospital on June 18, 1942, because of a chalazion of the upper right eyelid. The lid infection promptly subsided under treatment but, because of a rather severe anemia noted on the routine examination, the patient was detained in the hospital for further study. On questioning, it was found that he tired easily but had no other complaints. His family history was negative for anemia. Two brothers, aged 28 and 30, were in the Army and in goo...