Lead Poisoning: A Persistent health Hazard-General and oral aspects

Shazina Saeed¹, Shamimul Hasan², Kuldeep³ and Priyadarshini Choudhury⁴

¹Amity Institute of Public Health, Amity University, Noida, UP, India.

²Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology; Faculty of Dentistry; Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.

³Department of Prosthodontics, Teerthankar Mahaveer Dental College and Research center, Teerthankar Mahaveer University, Moradabad.

⁴Deptartment of oral medicine and radiology ,Kalinga institute of dental sciences Campus-5, KIIT University ,Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Corresponding Author E-mail:  shamim0571@gmail.com

Abstract: Because of the benefits of it’s physio-chemical properties, the use of lead can be traced back to the times of Hippocrates. However, it still remains to be one of the most important and significant environmental toxicant. Toxic levels of lead has a multi systemic organ involvement which attributes to high levels of  morbidity and mortality. Because of its non biodegradable nature and continuous use, lead poisoning continues to be an important public health concern.Accurate and timely diagnosis of lead poisoning should be made by thorough medical history and eliciting the spectrum of varied clinical signs and symptoms.Appropriate intervention and management by chelating agents are necessary to combat this dreaded entity.

Keywords: Lead; environmental toxicant; encephalopathy; anaemia; chelating agents

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