Water fluoridation is the practice of adding fluoride compounds to water with the intended purpose of reducing tooth decay in the general population. Many North American and Australian municipalities fluoridate their water supplies, believing that this practice will reduce tooth decay at a low cost. Currently 66% of United States residents on public water supplies have fluoridated water.http://www.awwa.org/Advocacy/pressroom/fluoride.cfm
Water purveyors typically add fluoride at a level between 0.7 and 1.2 ppm. Fluorides such as sodium fluoride (NaF), sodium monofluorophosphate (SMFP), tin(II) fluoride (SnF2), and amine fluorides are also common ingredients in toothpaste.
Water fluoridation has provoked controversy, though opponents of fluoridation are a minority in the scientific community. Whether for health concerns, concerns of consent, or because their people are receiving fluoride through other means, some governments have ceased or decided not to start fluoridating their water.
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Beverages - United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Fluoride Database of Selected Beverages and Foods
Fluoridation - The ADA endorses the fluoridation of community water supplies and the use of fluoride-containing products as safe and effective measures for preventing tooth decay.
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ACSH - Fillings, Fluoride, and Fear - Article argues that the two most pervasive and dangerous controversies in dentistry involve false allegations against silver-amalgam fillings and fluoridation.
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ACSH - Time and the Anti-Fluoride Cause - Addresses and generally refutes the headline article in Time magazine from October 24, 2005. An article in Time ... getting many things wrong, adds fuel to the fire.
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Adverse Health and Behavior from Silicoflourides Used to Fluoridate Public Water Supplies - A public service website addressing a major health issue by a Dartmouth university professor.
America - Overdosed on Fluoride - Information on fluoride as a hazardous waste product of the fertilizer industry with current news and links.
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American Academy of Family Physicians - Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies - Policy statement covers benefits, risks, details of dietary supplementation, and provides many additional references for review.
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Artificial Fluoridation Litigation - Highlights in North American Litigation during the twentieth century on artificial fluoridation of public water supplies.
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Australian Fluoridation News - Bi-monthly water fluoridation news from Australia. Includes translation into several languages
Benefits and Risks of Water Fluoridation by Ontario, Canada, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care - Review of fluoride research commissioned by Health Canada and the Health Ministry of Ontario.
British Fluoridation Society - A group of concerned professionals working to see an improvement in the dental health of the UK population by the implementation of Government policy for water fluoridation. Provides extensive resources for further review.
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Canadian Dietary Fluoride Supplement Protocol for the New Millennium - Euan Swan, B.Sc., DDS, DDPH Canadian Dental Association recommends no routine fluoride supplementation until permanent teeth erupt.
Central Coast Pure Water Association - Anti-Fluoridation Group from Central Coast NSW Australia
Dare To Think - Article by Darlene Sherrell asserting that the American Dental Association has colluded with industry to cover up the toxic properties of fluoride.
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Dental Fluorosis, A Case Study - From the faculty of medicine and dentistry, University of Western Ontario. Information on fluoride sources, fluorosis and its health implications.
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Fluoridation Facts - Facts on fluoridation from the California Dental Association.
Fluoridation of Public Water Systems: Valid Exercise of State Police Power or Constitutional Violation? - Article by Douglas A. Balog, in Pace Environmental Law Review, Summer 1997.
Fluoridation of Water in the West Midlands to Reduce Tooth Decay - Describes the impact of fluoridation in the West Midlands in the UK on promoting better dental health.
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Fluoridation Revisited - A The New American article by Dr. Murray N. Rothbard.
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Fluoridation: A Triumph of Science Over Propaganda - Report from American Council on Science and Health (ACSH), a public health watchdog group.
Fluoridation: Time For A Second Look?, May 10, 2001 - Environmental Research Foundation - Rachel's Weekly
Fluoride - Journal of the International Society for Fluoride Research - Examines the biological and other effects of fluoride on animal, plant, and human life. Site contains tables of contents from selected journal issues, and instructions to authors.
Fluoride Action Network - An international coalition to end water fluoridation and alert people to fluoride's environmental and health risks.
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Fluoride and Fluoridated Water's Link to Thyroid Disease - Article generally reporting on one particular negative health effect of adding fluoride to water.
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Fluoride and the Phosphate connection - Article from Earth Island Institute Journal on fluoride and the environment.
Fluoride Debate - A response to the American Dental Association's booklet, Fluoridation Facts
Fluoride in Bedfordshire, UK - Basic and in depth information with e-petition, poll, links to fluoride-free products and activism information.
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Fluoride Issues - Information on the issues surrounding fluoridation.
Fluoride News Tracker - Provides regularly updated news briefs from around the world regarding the use of fluoridation.
Fluoride Poisoning, A Puzzle with Hidden Pieces Phyllis J. Mullenix, PHD - Journal article describes fluoride's health effects
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Fluoride Supplements - Fluoride supplements are often prescribed in non-fluoridated areas. This article on a pediatrician's website says that's not such a good idea. Books for sale, newsletter, forums, links.
Fluoride, Hydrogen Fluoride and Fluorine - U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services report about toxicity of fluoride included that to certain subsets of the population.
Fluoride-History - Includes history and patent information on fluoride-containing products.
Fluoride: Protected Pollutant or Panacea? - Are the claimed benefits of ingesting fluoride over-rated and the risks to our health and eco-system under-reported?
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Fluorides and Fluoridation - Argues that this is the most flagrant scientific fraud of all time. Provides links to additional resources for review.
Fluorides and Fluoridation Facts - From the American Dental Association. Answer frequently asked questions about community water fluoridation, based on a summary of relevant published articles.
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Fluorine, Fluorides and You - Pollution from fluorine compounds is a major environmental health problem.
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Fluorosis Research And Rural Development Foundation - Research and remedies for the endemic dental and skeletal fluorosis problems in India
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Gary Null's Introduction to Fluoridation - Links to many articles critical of fluoridation.
Impurifying our precious bodily fluids: Fear of fluoridation takes a left turn - Article in Reason Magazine.
Introduction to Fluoridation - Discusses the growing widespread concern over the fluoride issue. Neurotoxic effects of fluoride and the related halogen elements.
Irish Dentists Opposing Fluoridation - A group of dentists calling for an end to water fluoridation in Ireland. Includes links to more information.
Is Fluoride Really As Safe As You Are Told? - Dr. Mercola's website
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It's Something in the Water - Silicofluorides used to fluoridate drinking water are linked to antisocial behavior, according to Insight on the News.
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Keepers of the Well - Questions to ask legislators and dentists about fluoridation.
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Lancashire Campaign Against Water Fluoridation - UK organization fighting water fluoridation with action items, information and links.
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Massachusetts Coalition for Oral Health - The Massachusetts Coalition for Oral Health (MCOH) is an organization dedicated to improving the oral health of the residents of Massachusetts through the use of effective, community-based oral health education and preventive measures. MCOH seems to be organized to fluoridate Worcester, Massachusetts
Mountain View California Citizens for Safe Drinking Water - Working to stop the fluoridation of water. Resources and information. Links to many articles.
Nalgonda.org - Petition, links and information about the tragedy afflicting this town because of natural fluoride in the water supply.
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Nat'l Academies Press: Fluoride in Drinking Water: A Scientific Review of EPA's Standards - Fluoride in Drinking Water: A Scientific Review of EPA's Standards, by the Committee on Fluoride in Drinking Water, National Research Council (National Academies of Science) Indicates Environmental Protection Agency's current Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) of fluoride in U.S. drinking water supplies is putting people at risk of bone and tooth damage. They advise lowering the MCL. 576 page report can be read online for free.
National Academy Press - Health Effects of Ingested Fluoride - A 1993 study examining fluoride exposure and risk of bone fracture, effects on organs and reproduction, genotoxicity, carcinogenicity, metabolism, and related issues.
National Center for Fluoridation - Provides links to a number of fluoridation, consumer protection, public health, and public health dentistry websites.
New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation - Teaches how fluoridation began and why it may be unnecessary today, with links and news releases.
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North Coast Fluoride Information Network - Pro-fluoridation site states, The evidence supporting the safety, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness of fluoridation of community water supplies comes from multiple sources covering 50 years of legitimate research published in peer reviewed journals, including both long term studies on large populations, recent confirmatory studies, and comprehensive literature reviews.
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Preventive Dental Health Association - Educates about the dangers of fluoride and mercury, and provides healthful alternate solutions.
Review of Fluoride: Benefits and Risks - Report of a 1991 U.S. Public Health Service evaluation of fluoride in the diet and in drinking water.
Safe Drinking Water Coalition - Organized to stop fluoridation in Utah.
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Salon - Fear of Fluoride - Asserts that questions about the safety of the cavity-fighting chemical aren't just for conspiracists any more.
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Science and Ethics of Water Fluoridation - Article published in the Journal of the Canadian Dental Association questions the ethics and safety of water fluoridation.
Sodium Hexafluorosilicate and Fluorosilicic Acid: Review of Toxicological Literature - Water fluoride chemicals were never safety tested. This document is nominating silcofluorides, used by over 90% of US fluoridating communities, for health and safety testing for the first time. Prepared for Scott Masten, Ph.D. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences October 2001
Stop Fluoridation USA - Links to many articles and documents about fluorides, fluoridation and symptoms of chronic fluoride poisoning. References are provided, with excerpts from the scientific literature showing escalating fluoride pollution and the adverse effects on human health and the environment.
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The Cost of Fluoridation - Article by George Glasser - Increasing Alzheimer's and primary brain tumors: The price of fluoridation?
The Fluoride Education Project - Links to articles and websites generally opposing consumption of fluoride.
The National Pure Water Association (NPWA) - Non profit company pledged to fight fluoridation of drinking water supplies. Information and resources on the evidence of harm from fluoridation.
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The Selling of Fluoridation in America - article by John R. Lee, M.D. Americans' Health is Being Compromised for Industrial Profit
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The Story of Water Fluoridation - Fluoride started out as an unwanted contaminant. Examines how it was made beneficial, from the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
Three Historical Case Studies: Fluoridation - Consumers Union of United States analysis of how tactical errors in efforts to encourage Americans to drink fluoridated water.
US Surgeon General's Oral Health Report - Surgeon General explains that tooth decay is still a major US problem in poor and minority populations and suggests ways to improve the situation.
VOICE - The Fluoridation of Ireland - Group opposes water fluoridation
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Water Fluoridation - Second Look - Second Look, a national non-profit concerned with the science and politics of controversial public policy issues, focuses on fluoridation and the science of fluoride. Second Look takes an educational approach and is building an online reference library with links to all sides of the issue.
Water Fluoridation - Therapy or Fallacy? - Article by Sheila L.M. Gibson arguing that water fluoridation causes a variety of health problems, with references.
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Water Fluoridation in Pennsylvania - Provides news, information and resources on opposition to fluoridation.
Water treatment chemicals contribute to Arsenic levels in drinking water - George Glasser reports on test results in the Konformist.
Why EPA Headquarters Union of Scientists Opposes Fluoridation - Offers an explanation of why the group opposes drinking water fluoridation.
Why Fluoridation Is Important - Subtitle: Don't Let the Poisonmongers Scare You! Discusses many arguments against fluoridation and how those tend to be invalid or incorrect.
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Your Child's Vulnerability to Environmental Toxicants - You and your children are exposed to more waterborne contaminants from bathing and showering than from drinking the water.
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