Fluoridation Doing More Harm Than Good, Studies Show

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Fluoridation Doing More Harm Than Good, Studies Show

 

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By news release

May 10, 2007 - 9:10:14 PM

 

 

New York - May 10 - Contrary to belief, fluoridation is damaging teeth with

little cavity reduction, according to a review of recent studies reported in

Clinical Oral Investigations.(1)

 

Pizzo and colleagues reviewed English-language fluoridation studies

published

from January 2001 to June 2006 and write, " Several epidemiological studies

conducted in fluoridated and non-fluoridated communities suggest that

[fluoridation] may be unnecessary for caries prevention. "

 

They also report that fluoride-damaged teeth spiked upwards to 51% from the

10-12% found over 60 years ago in 'optimally' fluoridated communities.

Dental

fluorosis is white-spotted, yellow, brown-stained and/or pitted teeth.

 

Fluoridation began in 1945 when dentists thought that ingested fluoride

incorporated into children's developing tooth enamel to prevent cavities.

However,

Pizzo's group reports that fluoride ingestion confers little, if any,

benefit

and fails to reduce oral health disparities in low-income Americans.

 

Also, any difference in fluoride tooth enamel surface concentration between

fluoridated and low-fluoridated areas is minimal. And the relationship

between

higher enamel fluoride levels to less tooth decay was not found.

 

" Some risk of increasing fluorosis may be attributed to the ingestion of

powdered infant formula reconstituted with fluoridated water & [and] foods

and

beverages processed in fluoridated areas & Furthermore, the use of dietary

fluoride supplements during the first 6 years of life is associated with a

significant increase in the risk of developing fluorosis, " they write.

 

Lawyer Paul Beeber, President, New York State Coalition Opposed to

Fluoridation says, " Recent news reports claiming fluoride-free bottled water

caused the

cavity increase trends in toddlers are implausible because rising fluorosis

rates clearly indicate that children are over-fluoridated, not

under-fluoridated. "

 

" There's no dispute that too much fluoride damages teeth, actually making

them more decay-prone. Research is indicated to see if fluoride is causing

the

cavity escalation, " says Beeber.

 

Some studies Pizzo reviewed focused on communities that stopped water

fluoridation. " after the cessation, caries prevalence did not rise, remained

almost

the same or even decreased further, " writes Pizzo's group. "

 

In most European countries, where [water fluoridation] has never been

adopted, a substantial decline [75%] in caries prevalence has been reported

in the

last decades, " they report.

 

To avoid dental fluorosis, the American Dental Association and the Centers

for Disease Control advise against mixing concentrated infant formulas with

fluoridated water.

 

" Fluoride is bone- and health-damaging as well, " says Beeber.

 

 

Reference:

 

1) " Community Water Fluoridation and Caries Prevention: A Critical Review, "

Clinical Oral Investigations, by Giuseppe Pizzo & Maria R. Piscopo & Ignazio

Pizzo &

Giovanna Giuliana 2007 Feb 27; [Epub ahead of print]

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve & db=PubMed &

dopt=Abstract & list_uids=17333303http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/chris/Pizzo-20

07.pdf

 

Contact:

 

Paul Beeber, Esq. 516-433-8882 nyscof

President

New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation

PO Box 263

Old Bethpage, NY 11804

 

http://www.orgsites.com/ny/nyscof

http://www.FluorideAction.Net

http://www.FluorideResearch.Org

 

Fluoridation News Releases

http://tinyurl.com/6kqtu

 

Tooth Decay Crises in Fluoridated Areas

http://www.fluoridenews.blogspot.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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