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Is Fluoride Potentially Neurotoxic?
An Editorial by David C. Bellinger, PhD, MSc Environmental epidemiology is a field replete with controversies, but the intensity of the debate inspired by the fluoridation of municipal water supplies to reduce dental caries is perhaps unrivaled. Governments, as well as individuals, differ in their assessments of water fluoridation as public policy. The US Centers […]
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Association Between Maternal Fluoride Exposure During Pregnancy and IQ Scores in Offspring in Canada.
Key Points Question Is maternal fluoride exposure during pregnancy associated with childhood IQ in a Canadian cohort receiving optimally fluoridated water? Findings In this prospective birth cohort study, fluoride exposure during pregnancy was associated with lower IQ scores in children aged 3 to 4 years. Meaning Fluoride exposure during pregnancy may be associated with adverse […]
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Comparing Fluoride Exposures in Pregnant Canadian Women: Fluoridated versus Nonfluoridated Drinking Water.
Fluoridated water is piped to more than one-third of the Canadians1 and nearly three-quarters of the Americans2 who use public water systems. Although fluoride helps prevent dental cavities, some studies have suggested that higher prenatal exposures may affect neurodevelopment.3,4 Those findings make it important to understand exposure levels in general populations. Research published in Environmental […]
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Exploring the short-term impact of community water fluoridation cessation on children’s dental caries: a natural experiment in Alberta, Canada.
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Limitations of fluoridation effectiveness studies: Lessons from Alberta, Canada.
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Community Water Fluoridation and Urinary Fluoride Concentrations in a National Sample of Pregnant Women in Canada.
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Fluoride exposure and thyroid function among adults living in Canada: Effect modification by iodine status.
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Association of type 1 diabetes and concentrations of drinking water components in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Current problems relating to the pharmacology and toxicology of fluorides.
To the surprise of many, it was not until six years after the repeal of the fluoride law that the Socialstyrelse (National Social Welfare Board) and the responsible Minister for Social Services lngegerd Troedsson started any significant activity to enable the Riksdag (Parliament) to introduce once more a law permitting the fluoridation of drinking water. […]
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Fluoride is not an essential element: Letter from Bruce Alberts, President, National Academy of Sciences, and Kenneth Shine, President, Institute of Medicine.
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE 2101 Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20418 November 20, 1998 Albert W. Burgstahler, Ph.D. and others Professor of Chemistry The University of Kansas 4035 Malott Hall Lawrence, Kansas 66045 Dear Dr. Burgstahler: We apologize for the delay in responding to your letters of October 15, 1997 and February 4, […]