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New Canadian report throws cold water on fluoridation
TORONTO – Putting fluoride in municipal drinking water may be more trouble than it is worth, according to a newly released government report. The report, commissioned by the federal and Ontario governments, suggests that fluoridation has minimal benefits and even some risk. The evidence suggests that tooth decay is less common in communities with fluoridated […]
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Stop Fluoride Supplements for Children Under Age 7 Says Canadian Dental Association
HICKSVILLE, N.Y., May 24 /PRNewswire/ — To avoid permanent tooth discoloration, the Canadian Dental Association advises against fluoride supplement use for children before their permanent teeth have erupted, at about 6 or 7 years old. There is “…weak scientific evidence supporting the effectiveness of fluoride supplements.” This was reported at a Canadian Consensus Conference on […]
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Canadian Dental Association: Recommending Less Fluoride
The Canadian Dental Association supports the appropriate use of fluorides in the prevention of dental caries as one of the most successful preventive health measures in the history of health care. The availability of fluorides from a variety of sources, however, is a current reality which the practising dentist needs to take into account in […]
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Prominent researcher apologizes for pushing fluoride
“Why’d you do it, Doc? Why’d you toss the fluoride folks overboard?” I had just tracked down Dr. Hardy Limeback, B.Sc., Ph.D in Biochemistry, D.D.S., head of the Department of Preventive Dentistry for the University of Toronto, and president of the Canadian Association for Dental Research. (Whew.) Dr. Limeback is Canada’s leading fluoride authority and, […]
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