Medical aspects of excessive fluoride in a water supply.

Author: Leone NC, Shimkin MB, Arnold FA Jr, Stevenson CA, Zimmermann ER, Geiser PB, Lieberman JE.

Source: Public Health Rep.

Year: 1954

Comment:

The researchers of this study about two towns in Texas with different levels of fluoride in the water concluded, "No significant differences between the findings in the two towns were observed, except for a slightly higher rate of cardiovascular abnormalities in Cameron and a marked predominance of dental fluorosis in Bartlett."

Abstract / Excerpt:

“The study of a group of people living in Bartlett and Cameron, Tex., reported there is one of several related studies designed to provide information on the effects of excessive amounts of fluoride occurring naturally in a water supply.”

Citation:

Leone NC, Shimkin MB, Arnold FA, et al. Medical aspects of excessive fluoride in a water supply. Public Health Rep. 1954;69(10):925-36.