Benefits? 1!
Cavity Decline in the Industrial World 2!
Why Have Cavities Declined? Refrigerators Tooth Brushing Dentist Visits Antibiotics Vitamins Better Diets Better Hygiene Fluoride Toothpaste and Treatments 3!
1986-87 NIDR Study of 39,201 Children Imaginary 50% cavity reduction! 4!
Fallacies: Saliva & Remineralization The concentration of fluoride in ductal saliva, as it is secreted from salivary glands, is low --- approximately 0.016 parts per million (ppm) in areas where drinking water is fluoridated (Oiveby et al, 1990). This concentration of fluoride is not likely to affect cariogenic activity.! - in MMWR, CDC. August 17, 2001 / 50(RR14);1-42 the protective shield fluoride forms on teeth is up to 100 times thinner than previously believed. The scientists question whether a layer so thin, which is quickly worn away by ordinary chewing, really can shield teeth from decay - in 2011 ACS article per 2010 Langmuir study by Muller et. al.
Fluoridation Cessation Location! Year! Change in Dental Caries Rate!!! Durham, NC! 2000 little effect on caries! Kuopio, Finland! 1992! caries declined!! LaSalud, Cuba! 1990 No Change in some groups! Significant Decline in others! Chemnitz, East Germany! 2000! Caries.Significantly Decreased! BC, Canada, Comparison of 2 fluoridated towns, one of which stopped CWF! Tiel (fluoride) and Colemborg (no flouride), Netherlands! 2001! Fluoridated: No Change! Stoppage: Caries Declined! 1973! Continued decline in caries after Tiel Stoppage!
State Statistics from CDC (2008) Categories Hawaii NJ VT MA NY KY Annual visit! 73%! 74%! 74%! 78%! 73%! 64%! Teeth cleaning! 73%! 75%! 76%! 79%! 73%! 62%! Complete tooth loss! 10%! 17%! 20%! 18%! 17%! 24%! Lost 6 or more teeth! 31%! 43%! 44%! 44%! 44%! 52%! Fluoridation status by pop. 8% 23% 59% 59% 73% 100% One or more sealants! na! na! 66%! 46%! 27%! 29%! 3rd graders with any cavity experience! na! na! 45%! 41%! 54%! 60%! 3rd graders with untreated na! na! 16%! 17%! 33%! 35%! Kentucky with 99.8% fluoridation has the worst state dental record. Hawaii & NJ are the two least fluoridated states. Both have a better dental experience than Massachusetts.! Healthy diet, dental care & sealants prevent decay, not fluoridation.!
Risks 8!
Source Studies Which Define the Risks Overview:! 2014 SWJ: http://www.hindawi.com/journals/tswj/2014/293019/! 2005 Kauffman: http://www.jpands.org/vol10no2/kauffman.pdf! bio: http://www.gradschool.usciences.edu/faculty/kauffman-joel! 2013 Sauerheber: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc3690253/! How Stuff Works: http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/oral-care/procedures/fluoride.htm/printable! NRC:! 2006 brief: http://dels.nas.edu/resources/static-assets/materials-based-on-reports/reports-in-brief/fluoride_brief_final.pdf! 2011 Thiessen Comments: http://www.fluoridealert.org/wp-content/uploads/thiessen.4-19-11.pdf! Feltman study: see pdf! Allergic Symptoms:! Symptoms: http://fluorideinformationaustralia.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/flier_waldbott_symptoms_ftgd.pdf! Article: http://www.fluoridation.com/waldbot.htm! Fluoride makes allergies worse: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1707853! Delayed Eruption:! Sutton Chapter 10: http://www.fluoridation.com/sutton.htm! Thyroid, etc.: http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/chris/clinch_2010_delayed_eruption-annotated_bibliography.pdf! Cessation studies:! North Carolina: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10728978?dopt=abstract! Finland: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9758426! Cuba: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10601780! East Germany: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11014515! Canada: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11153562! Netherlands: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11842782! Genetic susceptibilities! Black Americans: http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/health-care/item/19317-feds-blacks-suffer-most-from-fluoride-fluoridate-anyway#! 1962 memo: http://fluoridealert.org/wp-content/uploads/1962_01_10_blacks_fluorosis.pdf! MA Law:! Fluoridation: https://malegislature.gov/laws/generallaws/parti/titlexvi/chapter111/section8c! Water Quality: https://malegislature.gov/laws/generallaws/parti/titlexvi/chapter111/section160! About Amesbury: http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2011/11/20/clogging_problems_prompted_amesbury_voters_to_reject_fluoride_in_drinking_water/! Leading Opponents:! Colquhoun 1993 Affidavit: http://fluorideinformationaustralia.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/affidavit-of-dr-john-colquhoun.pdf! Limeback 2007 Letter: http://www.eidon.com/dr-hardy-limeback.html! Yiamouyiannis 1988 study : http://www.fluorideresearch.org/232/files/fj1990_v23_n2_p055-067.pdf! NCBI abstracts:! 2006 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16920415! 1988 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3059145! 2007 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc2001050/! 1999 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10682326! 2004 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15153698?dopt=abstract! 1992 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1640574! 1999 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9922367! 2009 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19054310! 2010 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20437762! 1990 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2179312! 2012 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23270283! 2014 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24561004! 2014 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24561004! 2014 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24999851! 2004 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc1448331/!
Sodium Fluoride is a Very Toxic Chemical! Where our Sodium Fluoride! Comes From! Sodium Fluoride:! more toxic than lead! less toxic than arsenic! Aluminum, fertilizer, steel and uranium refinery waste gases are captured by wet scrubbers and converted to Sodium Fluoride! -Fluorine Recovery in the Fertilizer Industry, by H. Denzinger, H. Konig & G. Kruger,! Phosphorus & Potsassium Magazine, Sept/Oct 1979!
! Dental Fluorosis Fluoride is bio- accumula0ve. 50% of ingested fluoride remains in our bodies, mostly in teeth and bones, but also in so> 0ssues. Fluorosis results. 41% of US children ages 12-15 have dental fluorosis - CDC!