SCIENTISTS FIND FLUORIDATION OUTDATED

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SCIENTISTS FIND FLUORIDATION OUTDATED & QUESTION ITS

MORALITY: Journal of the Canadian Dental Association

From New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridaton

December 02, 2001

 

NEW YORK - Fluoridation may be immoral with benefits

exaggerated and risks minimized, reports Howard Cohen, Ph.D.,

and David Locker, BDS, Ph.D., professor and director of the

Community Dental Health Services Research Unit, Faculty of

Dentistry, University of Toronto in the November, 2001, Journal of

the Canadian Dental Association (http://www.cda-adc.ca/jcda/vol-

67/issue-10/eng/578.html), reports the New York State Coalition

Opposed to Fluoridation. " Ethically, it cannot be argued that past

benefits, by themselves, justify continuing the practice of

fluoridation, " write Cohen and Locker.

 

Fluoridation is a scientific controversy and substantial benefits

recorded in early fluoridation trials, 50 years ago, are no longer

found today, they write.

 

" Although current studies indicate that water fluoridation continues

to be beneficial, recent reviews have shown that the quality of the

evidence provided by these studies is poor, " report the authors. The

few sound studies that exist indicate small differences in decay

between fluoridated and nonfluoridated child populations, they

found. Studies on Canadian populations show even less evidence

that systemic fluoride reduces tooth decay, they report; further,

studies on adults are largely absent.

 

Fluoridation does have risks. " Fluoridation increases the prevalence

and severity of dental fluorosis " (white spotted, yellow or brown

permanently stained teeth), they report.

 

" Currently, the benefits of water fluoridation are exaggerated by the

use of misleading measures of effect, such as percent reductions, "

writes Locker and Cohen. " The risks are minimized by the

characterization of dental fluorosis as a 'cosmetic' problem. "

 

" The impact of dental fluorosis from water fluoridation should not be

underestimated. " says Hardy Limeback, PhD., DDS, Head of the

Preventive Dentistry, University of Toronto. " The percentage of the

population with severe enough dental fluorosis requiring costly

dental restorations to repair defective tooth structure has been

steadily increasing. Dental fluorosis should never have been

classified as a simple 'cosmetic' side effect - it is a biomarker for

systemic fluoride poisoning during early childhood. Research being

conducted at the University of Toronto has shown that low daily

doses of systemic fluoride from drinking water and other sources

permanently affect bone and tooth growth and the mechanical

properties of these hard tissues, " says Limeback.

 

" Standards regarding the optimal level of fluoride in the water

supply were developed on the basis of epidemiological data

collected more than 50 years ago. There is a need for new

guidelines for water fluoridation that are based on sound, up-to-date

science and sound ethics. In this context, we would argue that

sound ethics presupposes sound science, " they write.

 

" In the absence of comprehensive, high-quality evidence with

respect to the benefits and risks of water fluoridation, the moral

status of advocacy for this practice is, at best, indeterminate, and

could perhaps be considered immoral. " writes authors Locker and

Cohen. " In the absence of a full account of benefits and risks,

communities cannot make a properly informed decision whether or

not to fluoridate... "

 

Locker and Cohen also recognize that fluoridation doesn't allow

individuals to opt out, thereby, eliminating their freedom to choose.

And, they explain, psychological studies on adolescents show

effects of dental fluorosis are as serious a concern as overbite and

overcrowded teeth.

 

" Cohen and Locker's investigation does not address other risks of

fluoridation that researchers report, but most dentists ignore,

including increased lead absorption in children, bone fractures,

neurological impairment, thyroid dysfunction and more, " says

lawyer Paul Beeber, President, New York State Coalition Opposed

to Fluoridation.

 

Contact:

Paul Beeber, NYS Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation

nyscof

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

 

Hardy Limeback, PhD., DDS, Head of Preventive Dentistry

University of Toronto. University of Toronto

hardy.limeback

http://www.fluoridealert.org

 

Source: NYS Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation

For more information, contact:

 

Paul Beeber

President

New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridaton

516-378-7309

nyscof

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

 

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