An NAS panel found compelling evidence of severe tooth decay in 10% of children exposed to the maximum legal limit--about 4 times higher than what is typically added to drinking water. Water suppliers have added fluoride to drinking water in the United States since the 1950s to combat dental...
Since that time there has been a significant decline in tooth decay and tooth loss in the United States. However, people today are suffering from a lack of fluoride once again. Why? Because of bottled water. Although convenient, unlike tap water, this product does not contain fluoride, thus...
Prior to the beginning of community water fluoridation, tooth decay was widespread and severe among Americans. After fluoride was added in many places to the U.S. water supply, tooth decay declined in both children and adults, and complete tooth loss in older adults b...
Mosttap water suppliescontain fluoride at the recommended levels. Your local water supplier must complete an annual report ondrinking waterand can provide more information about the fluoride levels in yourtap drinking water.11 Well water fluoride content can be tested by laboratory analysis. Check wit...
Study shows that exposure to fluoride may contribute to diminished kidney and liver function among youth in the United States with fluoride in the tap water
mg/L) was estimated for each woman who reported drinking tap water in pregnancy by averaging water fluoride concentrations across each woman's pregnancy; thus, each woman has a water fluoride concentration that is matched in time to the levels of fluoride found in tap water for the duration of...
more recent analysis relying on the same data showed that elevated fluoride in tap water was associated with an increased risk of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms and ADHD diagnosis among Canadian youth, although the association with ADHD was not present when urine-fluoride ...
The study analyzed fluoride measured inblood samplesof 1,983 adolescents and the fluoride content of the tap water in the homes of 1,742 adolescents. Although the tap water fluoride concentrations were generally low, there are several mechanisms by which even low levels of fluoride exposure may co...
When you consider that Americans may ingest far more fluoride than what we drink from the tap, this is a cause of concern for many people. In addition to drinking water, many prepared foods and beverages are made with fluoridated water, we also use toothpaste and mouthwashes with fluoride ...
Last month, areportfrom the Cochrane Collaboration, an independent group that systematically analyzes scientific research, found only a slight benefit in adding fluoride to tap water, leading to slightly fewer cavities in children’s baby teeth. Other studies determined that fluoride in water led to ...