[Regression of skeletal fluorosis following termination of non-occupationally-induced exposure]

It is reported on a female patient with skeletal fluorosis stage II. The osteosclerosis seen on X-rays of the skeleton has decisively diminished within 12 years after termination of fluoride exposure. The fluoride content of the bone ash correlates to the roentgenological picture. Consequences concerning a therapy of osteoporosis with sodium fluoride are discussed.