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The most up-to-date and comprehensive source for studies on fluoride's multifaceted effects on human and animal health, with 100+ years of research organized by health category, type of study, author, journal, and date.
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How a Nutritional Deficiency Became Treated with Fluoride.

December 3, 2021 | Nutrients | Philippe P Hujoel | 13(12):4361.
Abstract Ignoring evidence on causes of disease such as smoking can harm public health. This report explores how public health experts started to ignore evidence that pediatric vitamin D deficiencies are associated with dental caries. Historical analyses show that an organization of clinical specialists, the American Dental Association (ADA), initiated this view. The ADA was a world-leading organization and its governing bodies worked through political channels to make fluoride a gl

Association Between Water Fluoridation and Income-Related Dental Caries of US Children and Adolescents.

January 28, 2019 | JAMA Pediatrics | Sanders AE, Grider WB, Maas WR, Curiel JA, Slade GD. | 173(3):288–290.
This cohort study examines the incidence of dental caries in children and adolescents of varying income levels living in areas with vs without water fluoridation. By age 11 years, an American child living in poverty has twice the level of dental caries (tooth decay) as one living at 3 times the poverty threshold.1 To achieve the Healthy People 2020 overarching goal of health equity, interventions must preferentially prevent disease at the lower end of the income distri