Journal article
Is There a Link Between Fluoridated Water and Osteosarcoma?
The Journal of the American Dental Association (1939), Vol.122(4), pp.38-45
04/1991
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.1991.0149
PMID: 2022786
Abstract
This study by Dr. Sheila McGuire and others not only refutes a link between fluoride ingestion and osteosarcoma formation, but also suggests that fluoride may protect against this cancer.
To test the hypothesis that fluoride is a risk factor for osteosarcoma, a case control study compared the complete residential fluoride histories of osteosarcoma patients with matched hospital-based controls. Fluoridation was not found to be a risk factor for osteosarcoma in the study population. The trend in the data from this small sample study suggests the hypothesis that a protective effect may exist against the formation of osteosarcoma for individuals consuming fluoridated water.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Is There a Link Between Fluoridated Water and Osteosarcoma?
- Creators
- Sheila M McGuire - Dr. Sheila McGuire is an Oral Epidemiology Fellow, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 188 Longwood Ave., Boston, 02115. Address requests for reprints to Dr. McGuireEleanor D Vanable - Dr. Vanable is visiting associate professor, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 188 Longwood Ave., Boston, 02115Michael H McGuire - Dr. Michael McGuire is professor and chief, Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NebJoseph A Buckwalter - Dr. Buckwalter is professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa CityChester W Douglass - Dr. Douglass is professor and chair, Department of Dental Care Administration, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 188 Longwood Ave., Boston, 02115
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of the American Dental Association (1939), Vol.122(4), pp.38-45
- DOI
- 10.14219/jada.archive.1991.0149
- PMID
- 2022786
- NLM abbreviation
- J Am Dent Assoc
- ISSN
- 0002-8177
- eISSN
- 1943-4723
- Publisher
- American Dental Association
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/1991
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Orthopedics and Rehabilitation; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9984040439402771
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