Fluorides and Human Health

Abstract

Flourine, the most electro negative of all elements, has not only notable chemical qualities but also physiological properties of great interest and importance for human health and well being. The chemical activity of the fluoride ion makes this ion physiologically inactive than any other elemental ion. With low concentrations of the fluoride ion, enzymatic process may be either inhibited or stimulated, and interactions with other organic or inorganic body components may occur that are of great importance for human physiology.