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Phossy jaw, formally known as phosphorus necrosis of the jaw, was an occupational disease affecting those who worked with white phosphorus (also known as yellow phosphorus) without proper safeguards. It is also likely to occur as the result of use of chemical weapons that contain white phosphorus.
4 Φεβ 2021 · Matchstick girls who worked with white phosphorus often developed a horrifying condition called phossy jaw, which caused their jawbones to deteriorate. Approximately 11 percent of the women who worked in matchstick factories in Britain developed this condition.
Phossy jaw was a horrific industrial disease of Victorian match makers. Victims suffered toothache, abscesses & swollen gums as their jaws decayed, glowing in the dark. Read about surgery to remove the lower jaw bone of one match girl in New York.
8 Μαρ 2018 · These female workers had their health destroyed by a horrific disease known as ‘phossy jaw’. It caused their jaw bones to glow in the dark and rot away.
25 Ιαν 2024 · These historical photographs document the physical toll that phossy jaw took on its victims, showcasing the severe facial disfigurement and decay of the jawbone caused by prolonged exposure to white phosphorus.
25 Ιαν 2024 · Phossy jaw, also known as phosphorus necrosis of the jaw, is a severe and debilitating condition that primarily affects those who were exposed to white phosphorus in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
1 Δεκ 2022 · Introduction. The causative agent of ‘phossy jaw’ was white phosphorous, which is composed of four phosphorous atoms (P 4) and is very toxic when inhaled or ingested. It formed an...
