Fluorides have been, since long, known to be the cornerstone of preventive dentistry. Fluoride has been widely used globally, for the most part with great benefits. The decline in prevalence of dental caries in the western world is largely ascribed to the protective role of fluoride in water. However, in several Third World countries, its presence in excessive amounts has been detrimental to the health of resident communities due to the resulting endemic dental and skeletal fluorosis. Fluorosis, dental or skeletal, is a disease with social, emotional, economic and psychological impacts. It...