Face it: we’re seeing many more patients with dental implants. Dental implants are a viable solution for tooth loss with predictable results and high success rates. I remember one of my professors, Dr. Paul Rosen, saying over and over, “Implants are not teeth; you cannot treat implants like natural teeth,” during his implant classes. One […]
US researchers have figured out an environmentally friendly way to mix fluorine into carbon molecules using enzymes and light. The discovery illuminates a path for safer and more ecologically sound materials, particularly pharmaceuticals and agricultural chemicals. “This work could pave the way for new, greener technologies in chemical production,” says senior researcher Professor Huimin Zhao, […]
The government has earmarked observation wells in all districts to assess the fluoride contamination in groundwater. The wells have been fixed in 1-sq.-km grid by selecting one block in each district as the first phase in areas that had reported water quality issues. Of the 14 blocks, water quality assessment had been completed in one […]
The Waitaki District Council has begun to introduce fluoride to the Oamaru water supply after a directive from the director-general of health. It began fluoridation in Oamaru the week before last after the water plant equipment was certified for fluoride purposes. Between 0.7ppm (parts per million) to 1ppm is to be added in accordance with […]
Ray Lowry, the secretary and treasurer of the British Fluoridation Society (BFS), explains how the society has evolved and adapted. Charles Darwin said in his Origin of Species book that survival depends not on being the strongest or biggest or loudest but on being the most adaptable to change. The British Fluoridation Society (BFS) has […]
A meeting where a scathing review of Wellington Water was discussed saw Upper Hutt’s mayor lash out over its failings, while other council leaders aired their problems with its deep-seated cultural issues. An independent report revealed Wellington Water staff took four months to tell the region’s councils about a $51 million budgeting error. It also […]
BRAINERD — Stage North Theatre Company unveiled its 2025 Season of plays. Kicking off the 11th season is an original, historical, musical production entitled “Fluoride, the Musical.” It re-examines Brainerd’s infamous battle to stay fluoride-free and the philosophical predicament that ensues when the city finds itself battling the state of Minnesota. With script and music […]
Experts are calling for the fluoridation of Blackpool’s drinking water to help combat high levels of child tooth decay in the town. Figures show almost one third of five-year-olds in Blackpool suffer from tooth decay, with less than a third visiting an NHS dentist in 2021. This is compared to more than 40% across England, […]
Key Findings This study from Tianjin University, China, shows that Asparagus officinalis (ASP) can reduce brain damage caused by fluorosis ASP treatment improves brain tissue damage, increases urinary fluoride content, and enhances oxidation and inflammatory-factor levels ASP also reduces dental fluorosis, bone damage, and fluoride concentrations in blood and bone Fluoride exposure can lead to […]
Note: The issue of adding fluoride to Abilene’s water supply has been addressed several times over the last 40 years. Most recently, the pros and cons of fluoride were discussed this past spring leading the Abilene City Commission — in a 3-2 vote — to remove fluoride from city water on April 22; and then […]
