When Fluoridation Ends - So Do Cavities

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Bob Jones

Monday, January 21, 2002 1:33 AM

When Fluoridation Ends - So Do Cavities

 

 

 

 

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When Fluoridation Ends -

So Do Cavities

From The New York State Coalition Opposed To Fluoridaton

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NEW YORK - Despite 25 years of water fluoridation, children in Bauru,

Brazil, have just as many cavities as children in Jau, Brazil, where six years

of fluoridation ended in 1992, according to a study to be presented at the March

2002 International Association for Dental Research General Session. (1a)

Many studies show cavity rates decline when fluoridation ends,

contradicting American Dental Association (ADA) predictions.

Fluoride added to over 62% of US water supplies is supposed to reduce

tooth decay but these six studies from dental journals show it hasn't and, in

fact, may have increased the likelihood of rotten choppers.

* " No increase in caries (cavities) was found in Kuopio (Finland) 3

years after the discontinuation of water fluoridation, " according to Caries

Research (1b). In fact, when Kuopio was compared to a similar never-fluoridated

Finnish town, cavity rates in both towns either remained the same or decreased

six years after fluoridation was stopped in Kuopio.

* Seven years after fluoridation ended in LaSalud, Cuba, cavities

remained low in 6 to 9 year olds, decreased in 10 to 11 year-olds, significantly

decreased in 12 to 13 year olds, while caries-free children increased

dramatically, reports Caries Research (2).

* East German scientists report, " following the cessation of water

fluoridation in the cities Chemnitz (formerly Karl-Marx-Stadt) and Plauen, a

significant fall in caries prevalence was observed, " according to Community

Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology (3). Additional surveys in the

formerly-fluoridated towns of Spremberg and Zittau found. " Caries levels for the

12-year-olds of both towns significantly decreased... following the cessation of

water fluoridation. "

* Not only did decay rates remain stable during an 11-month

fluoridation break in Durham, NC, between September, 1990, and August, 1991 but

dental fluorosis declined in children born during that period, according to the

Journal of Dental Research (4)

* In British Columbia, Canada, " the prevalence of caries decreased

over time in the fluoridation-ended community while remaining unchanged in the

fluoridated community, " reported in Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology.

(5)

* In 1973, the Dutch town of Tiel stopped fluoridation. Researchers

counted drilled, missing, and filled tooth surfaces (DMFS) of Tiel's 15-year

olds, then collected identical data from never-fluoridated Culemborg. DMFS

initially increased in Tiel then dipped to 11% of baseline from 1968/69 to

1987/88 while never-fluoridated Culemborg's 15-year-olds had 72% less cavities

over the same period, reports Caries Research. (6)

A government report out of Canada (7) shows similar negative results

and offers a reason. Fluoridation was launched in the 1940's when dentists

believed fluoride's beneficial effects were achieved internally, through the

bloodstream then absorbed inside the teeth. The Canadians report that " this

effect is likely to be minor... The evidence for a post-eruptive (topical)

effect,... is much stronger. "

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control corroborates the Canadian Report.

" Fluoride works primarily after teeth have erupted..., " according to

" Recommendations for Using Fluoride to Prevent and Control Dental Caries in the

United States. "

Therefore, swallowing fluoride doesn't reduce tooth decay but does

cause dental fluorosis - white spotted, yellow or brown stained and sometimes

pitted teeth.

According to the ADA's website " Dental decay can be expected to

increase if water fluoridation in a community is discontinued for one year or

more, even if topical products such as fluoride toothpaste and fluoride rinses

are widely used. " http://www.ada.org/public/topics/fluoride/facts-benefit.html#5

" Well, science proves the ADA is wrong about the claimed benefits of

water fluoridation and they are wrong about the safety of water fluoridation,

too " says lawyer Paul Beeber, President, New York State Coalition Opposed to

Fluoridation.

" Studies link fluoridation chemicals to increased blood lead levels,

neurological defects, brittle bones, thyroid cancer and more, " says Beeber.

" It's time for the media to challenge the science that supports water

fluoridation and present the truth to the public. We've made it easy for the

media to access the medline abstracts via the links below. No more excuses. "

Other US government studies and statistics support the findings of

these six studies and the Canadian government report. For example, children in

fluoridated-since-1945 Newburgh, New York, have no less tooth decay but

significantly more dental fluorosis than children from never-fluoridated

Kingston, New York, according to Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology June

1999.

Hawaii and California, the least fluoridated US states (13.0% and

15.7%, respectively) also produce residents least likely to be toothless,

according to the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Yet Kentucky and West

Virginia, 100% and 82.1% fluoridated, have the most toothless residents.

(1a) The interruption in the water fluoridation related to dental

caries prevalence in Jau-SP, Brazil, Peres, et al, Universidade de Sao Paulo,

Brazil http://iadr.confex.com/iadr/2002SanDiego/techprogram/abstract_14173.htm

(1b) " Caries trends 1992-1998 in two low-fluoride Finnish towns

formerly with and without fluoridation, " Caries Research, Nov-Dec 2000

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

== 11093019 & dopt=«stract

(2) " Caries prevalence after cessation of water fluoridation in

LaSalud, Cuba, " Caries Research Jan-Feb. 2000

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

== 10601780 & dopt=«stract

(3) " Decline of caries prevalence after the cessation of water

fluoridation in the former East Germany, " Community Dentistry and Oral

Epidemiology, October 2000

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

== 11014515 & dopt=«stract

(4) " The effects of a break in water fluoridation on the development

of dental caries and fluorosis, " Journal of Dental Research, Feb. 2000

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

== 10728978 & dopt=«stract

(5) " Patterns of dental caries following the cessation of water

fluoridation, " Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, February 2001

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

== 11153562 & dopt=«stract

(6) " Caries experience of 15-year-old children in The Netherlands

after discontinuation of water fluoridation, " Caries Research, 1993

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

== 8519058 & dopt=«stract

(7) Benefits and Risks of Water Fluoridation

http://www.gov.on.ca:80/MOH/english/pub/ministry/fluoridation/fluoridation.html

Fluoride Action Network http://www.fluoridealert.org

More News Releases:

http://www.enn.com/direct/display-by-affiliate.asp?id=65

For more information, contact: Paul Beeber President New York State

Coalition Opposed to Fluoridaton 516-555-7309 nyscof Web site:

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

 

 

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