FLUORIDE IN THE COMPACT BONE AFTER FEMORAL HEAD ARTHROPLASTY IN PATIENTS FROM NORTH-WESTERN POLAND

Fluoride ions (F-) may have a toxic effect, depending on dose, duration of exposure, age, sex, metabolism, concomitant renal and bone diseases, and supplementation. In north-western Poland industrial plants still emit considerable amounts of fluorine compounds and therefore F- concentration must be...

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Published inFluoride Vol. 48; no. 2; p. 93
Main Authors Palczewska-Komsa, Mirona, Kalisińska, Elżbieta, Kosik-Bogacka, Danuta, Łanocha-Arendarczyk, Natalia, Budis, Halina, Sokołowski, Sebastian, Baranowska-Bosiacka, Irena, Gutowska, Izabela, Chlubek, Dariusz
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dunedin International Society for Fluoride Research, Inc 01.04.2015
Subjects
Bones
Chemical plants
Drinking water
Environmental impact
Fluoridation
Fluorides
Fluorine
Industrial plants
Joint surgery
Mens health
Metabolism
Outdoor air quality
Power plants
Studies
Womens health
Poland
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Summary:Fluoride ions (F-) may have a toxic effect, depending on dose, duration of exposure, age, sex, metabolism, concomitant renal and bone diseases, and supplementation. In north-western Poland industrial plants still emit considerable amounts of fluorine compounds and therefore F- concentration must be monitored in the local population, particularly in bone tissue which reflects long-term Faccumulation. The aim of this study was to determine the concentration of F- in the bones of patients after femoral head arthroplasty, hospitalized in the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology of the Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland. The concentration of F- was determined by potentiometry in dried bone, and the results were expressed per dry weight (dw). The highest F- concentration was found in men aged <65 years, whereas the lowest was in women aged <65 years (479.4 and 189.5 mg/kg dw, respectively). Bone F- concentration significantly differed between two age groups of men (<65 and >65 years), with the older men having a 54% higher F- concentration than the younger men. In addition, the F- concentration in women aged >65 years was about 51% higher compared to men aged >65 years. Bone F- concentration in men and women from the north-western Poland showed high diversity, which could have been influenced by sex, age, cessation of water fluoridation in Szczecin, and the modernization of the Police Chemical Plant near Szczecin, which reduced emissions of fluorine compounds to the environment.
ISSN:0015-4725
2253-4083