EDITORIAL .. 1-2
XXIst WORLD CONFERENCE .. 2

RESEARCH REPORTS
EFFECTS OF FLUORIDE ON GROWTH AND SOLUBLE SUGARS IN GERMINATING MUNG BEAN (VIGNA RADIATA) SEEDS
  M-H Yu, USA .. 3-6

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TOTAL FLUORIDE INTAKE AND DENTAL FLUOROSIS IN AREAS POLLUTED BY AIRBORNE FLUORIDE
  Y X Chen, M Q Lin, Z L He et al, China and USA .. 7-12

EFFECT OF NaF ON THE TRANSMURAL POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE OF THE RAT STOMACH
  K Gharzouli, A Gharzouli, L Aiouaz and A Berais, Algeria .. 13-19

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENDEMIC OSTEOMALACIA AND NUTRITION FOR SKELETAL FLUOROSIS PATIENTS
  Z Y Zang, J Y Fan, W Yen et al, China .. 20-24

SKELETAL CHANGE IN OSTEOFLUOROSIS PATIENTS AFTER DEFLUORIDATION OF DRINKING WATER
  X C Meng, P Z Chen, Y P Qin and H X Li, China .. 25-28

CT EXAMINATION OF PATIENTS WITH OSTEOFLUOROSIS P Z Chen and X C Meng, China .. 29-32

LUNG X-RAY CHANGES IN PATIENTS WITH FLUOROSIS CAUSED BY COAL COMBUSTION
  B K Liu, China .. 33-35

REVIEW
TREATMENT OF POSTMENOPAUSAL OSTEOPOROSIS WITH SLOW-RELEASE SODIUM FLUORIDE: CRITIQUE OF FINAL REPORT FROM C Y C PAK ET AL
  J R Lee, USA .. 36-37

ABSTRACTS

Effects on bone
TREATMENT OF POSTMENOPAUSAL OSTEOPOROSIS WITH SLOW-RELEASE SODIUM FLUORIDE: FINAL REPORT OF A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
  C Y C Pak, K Sakhaee, B Adamshuet et al, USA .. 38

FLUOROSIS: EXPERIENCE BASED ON TWO CASES
  I Tollefsen, G Duus and F Johannessen, Norway .. 38-39

FLUORIDE REDUCES BONE STRENGTH IN OLDER RATS
  C H Turner, K Hasegawa, W Zhang et al, USA .. 39

A PHYSIOLOGICALLY BASED PHARMACOKINETIC MODEL FOR FLUORIDE UPTAKE BY BONE
  H V Rao, R P Beliles, G M Whitford and C H Turner, USA .. 39-40

OSTEOPOROSIS: DRUG AND NONDRUG THERAPIES FOR THE PATIENT AT RISK [REVIEW]
  C L Gamble, USA .. 40

PRETREATMENT WITH LOW DOSES OF NORETHINDRONE POTENTIATES THE OSTEOGENIC EFFECTS OF FLUORIDE ON HUMAN OSTEOSARCOMA CELLS
  J Takada, D J Baylink and K H W Lau, USA .. 41

PRESENT AND FUTURE OF OSTEOPOROSIS THERAPY
  E Seeman, C Tsalamandris, S Bass and G Pearce, Australia .. 42

Non-skeletal effects
NO INCREASES IN CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS IN HUMAN DIPLOID FIBROBLASTS FOLLOWING EXPOSURE TO LOW CONCENTRATIONS OF SODIUM FLUORIDE FOR LONG TIMES
  T Tsutsui, Y Tanaka, Y Matsudo et al, Japan .. 43

LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO FLUORIDE IN DRINKING WATER AND SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE FREQUENCY IN HUMAN BLOOD LYMPHOCYTES
  Y Li, C K Liang, B P Katz, E J Brizendine and G K Stookey, USA .. 43-44

SERUM LIPOPROTEIN LEVELS IN GENETICALLY HYPERCHOLESTEROLAEMIC RICO RATS:
EFFECTS OF A HIGH-SUCROSE-CHOLESTEROL DIET WITHOUT OR WITH ALTERED MAGNESIUM AND FLUORIDE CONTENT
  H Luoma, P Alakuijala, A Korhonen et al, Finland .. 44-45

RENAL FUNCTION AND SERUM FLUORIDE CONCENTRATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH STABLE RENAL INSUFFICIENCY AFTER ANESTHESIA WITH SEVOFLURANE OR ENFLURANE
  P F Conzen, M Nuscheler, A Melotte et al, Germany .. 46

Dental effects
LIST OF ARTICLES IN DENTAL LITERATURE 47

DENTAL CARIES EXPERIENCE AND DEFECTS OF DENTAL ENAMEL AMONG 12-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN IN NORTH LONDON,EDINBURGH, GLASCOW AND DUBLIN
  M C Downer, A S Blinkhorn, R D Holt et al, England .. 47-48

THE EFFECT OF A LOW FLUORIDE CONTAINING TOOTHPASTE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF DENTAL CARIES AND MICROBIAL COMPOSITION USING A CARIES GENERATING MODEL DEVICE IN VIVO
  L G Petersson, S Edwardsson, G Koch et al, Sweden .. 48

FORMATION OF PHOSPHATE-CONTAINING CALCIUM FLUORIDE AT THE EXPENSE OF ENAMEL, HYDROXYAPATITE AND FLUORAPATITE
  J Christoffersen, M R Christoffersen, J Arends and E S Leonardsen, Denmark .. 49

THREE-YEAR RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF PROFESSIONALLY APPLIED TOPICAL FLUORIDE GEL COMPARING ANNUAL AND BIANNUAL APPLICATIONS WITH WITHOUT PRIOR PROPHYLAXIS
  D W Johnston and D W Lewis, Canada .. 49

EFFECT OF LOW LEVELS OF FLUORIDE ON CALCIUM UPTAKE BY DEMINERALIZED HUMAN ENAMEL
  C D Gibbs, S E Atherton, E Huntington et al, England .. 50

TOOTHPASTE TECHNIQUE: STUDIES ON FLUORIDE DELIVERY AND CARIES PREVENTION
  K Sjogren, Sweden .. 50

CHARACTERIZATION OF FLUOROSED HUMAN ENAMEL BY COLOR REFLECTANCE, ULTRASTRUCTURE, AND ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION
  N J Giambro, K Prostak and P K Den Besten, USA .. 51

EFFECTS OF FLUORIDE-SUPPLEMENTED SUCROSE ON EXPERIMENTAL DENTAL CARIES AND DENTAL PLAQUE pH
  T W Cutress, C H Sissons, E I Pearce et al, New Zealand .. 51

FLUORIDE AND SUGAR INTAKE AMONG ADULTS AND YOUTH IN MAURITIUS: PRELIMINARY RESULTS
  S M Lahti, U Uusitalo, E Feskens et al, Finland .. 52

EFFECTS ON DEMINERALIZATION OF ENAMEL BY FLUORIDATED SUCROSE: A PILOT STUDY IN AN IN SITU CARIES MODEL
  P Carlsson, B Angmar-Mansson, I M Redmo-Emanuelsson and K Anderssen, Sweden .. 52

ADDING FLUORIDE TO SUGAR--A NEW AVENUE TO REDUCE DENTAL CARIES, OR A "DEAD END"?
  D Bratthall and D E Barmes, Switzerland .. 53

REDUCING THE CARIOGENIC EFFECT OF SUGAR BY ADDING FLUORIDE TO SUGAR - PROJECT BACKGROUND
  D M O'Mullane, Ireland .. 53

Fluoride content
FLUORIDE, CALCIUM AND PHOSPHORUS LEVELS IN BEE HONEY AND WATER
  I J Dutoit, S R Grobler, T J V Kotze and N J Basson, South Africa .. 54

INFANTS' FLUORIDE INTAKE FROM DRINKING WATER ALONE, AND FROM WATER ADDED TO FORMULA, BEVERAGES, AND FOOD
  S M Levy, F J Kohout, N Guhachowdhury et al, USA .. 54

FLUORIDE CONTENT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY WATER   D F Duperon, J R Jedrychowski and J Kong, USA .. 55

Effects on plants
GRAMINE AND FREE AMINO ACIDS AS INDICATORS OF FLUORIDE-INDUCED STRESS IN BARLEY AND ITS CONSEQUENCES TO INSECT HERBIVORY
  E L Hautala and J K Holopainen, Finland .. 55

INHIBITION OF MAIZE ROOT H⁺-ATPase BY FLUORIDE AND FLUOROALUMINATE COMPLEXES
  A R Facanha and L Demeis, Brazil .. 56