Health Effects of Ingested Fluoride
1993
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National Research Council. The National Academies Press, Washington D.C.
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Wagner BM, Burt BA, Cantor KP, Krewski D, Levy SM, McConnell EE, Whitford GM.
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INTRODUCTION
Fluoridation of drinking water has been a subject of controversy for decades. Over the past 50 years, the incidence of dental caries (cavities) has declined considerably in the United States, an important health advance that most scientists attribute principally to increased access to fluoridated water and dental products. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 132 million Americans now receive drinking water that contains fluorid