RT Book, Section A1 Meier, Kathryn H. A2 Olson, Kent R. A2 Anderson, Ilene B. A2 Benowitz, Neal L. A2 Blanc, Paul D. A2 Clark, Richard F. A2 Kearney, Thomas E. A2 Kim-Katz, Susan Y. A2 Wu, Alan H. B. SR Print(0) ID 1179991401 T1 FLUORIDE T2 Poisoning & Drug Overdose, 7e YR 2018 FD 2018 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071839792 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1179991401 RD 2022/06/25 AB Fluoride-liberating chemicals are found in some automobile wheel cleaners, rust removers, glass-etching solutions, pesticides, agents used in aluminum production, dietary supplements, drugs used to prevent dental caries, and the antifungal voriconazole. It is also found in hydrogen fluoride and hydrofluoric acid, which have additional dermal and inhalational hazards and are discussed separately. By ingestion, soluble fluoride salts are rapidly absorbed and are more acutely toxic than poorly soluble compounds (Table II–27). Most toothpaste contains up to 5 mg of fluoride per teaspoon, and tea can contain 0.3–5.1 mg of fluoride per liter. Although low fluoride concentrations added to public drinking water decreases tooth decay, in some parts of the world high concentrations of fluoride contaminating drinking water causes a number of chronic health problems including skeletal fluorosis.