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- Publisher
- American Medical Association
- Copyright
- Copyright © 1976 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
- ISSN
- 0003-987X
- eISSN
- 1538-3652
- DOI
- 10.1001/archderm.1976.01630310079027
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
Abstract In reference to Dr Epstein's comments on my letter to the editor titled "Fluoride Toothpastes: A Cause of Acne-like Eruptions," allow me to make the following responses. First of all, the letter to the editor was not intended in any way to represent a well-controlled scientific study of statistical significance; rather, it was an observation that I hope will encourage others to investigate the subject more thoroughly in a double-blind, large-scale study, so that it may be established whether these observations are valid. In reply to the numbered comments in Dr Epstein's letter, I submit the following: Dr Epstein stated that the ingestion of fluorides neither precipitates nor aggravates acne. No implication that the ingestion of the fluorides had anything to do with the acne-like eruptions involved was made or intended in my letter. Rather, I suggested the possibility that salivary nocturnal drainage may carry fluorides and/or other References 1. Saunders MA Jr: Fluoride toothpastes: A cause of acne-like eruptions . Arch Dermatol 111:793, 1975.Crossref 2. Sneddon I: Perioral dermatitis . Br J Dermatol 87:430-434, 1972.Crossref 3. Kocsard E, King RH: Perioral dermatitis . Australas J Dermatol 13:49-54, 1972.Crossref
Journal
Archives of Dermatology – American Medical Association
Published: Jul 1, 1976