RE: Court Decision Could Lead to EPA Banning Water Fluoridation
As someone who has lived in areas without fluoride in the water and in countries without fluoride; the first thing you will notice in those areas is the dentition of the people. People without fluoride in the water all have missing and deformed teeth at very young ages. Research has demonstrated that poor dentition is associated with early onset heart disease. It's not a big leap to think that fluoride is actually contributing to the increases we are seeing in life expectancy.
Fluoride in the water has really helped stem the dental crisis in america, but it isn't enough. Everyday about 5 people are showing up in the ER of the hospital where I work with dental related health emergencies. And this is in a population where fluoride is in the water. It must be definitely worse in areas without fluoride. I want my teeth for as long as I can keep them. Missing teeth are an avenue for infection to get into the blood stream very near the brain. I am a proponent of dental care in the medical world. Thank you for making me aware of this lawsuit. I think its ridiculous, but our legal system seems incapable of making common sense decisions.
I would read this study which disproves the idea that water fluoridation is necessary to help with dental health. truthinmedia.com/new-study-says-water-fluoridation-does-not-reduce-cavities/
Also, do you truly believe the State should be responsible for our dental health?
I'm sorry, I didn't realize truth in media published studies. Would you mind citing the actual material? Also, I didn't say anything about cavities, I was talking about overall dental health. Have you ever visited an area that relies on well water? Have you been to a 3rd world country that doesn't have fluoride in the water? If you have, then tell me how many locals did you meet that had all their teeth intact? I lived in the Caribbean for 2 years and everyone that was a local suffered from poor dental hygiene. If you don't think that impacts their quality and length of life, then maybe you should look at average life expectancy in those countries versus a first world country that has fluoride in the water. Correlation isn't causation, but I'm telling you that you can go witness the dental consequences that result from a lack of fluoride in the water. Adding fluoride to the water has done wonders in the USA to prevent people from losing their teeth.
Just realized you wrote the article at truthinmedia. So we have you to thank for not linking the actual research paper in the article. Dishonest tactic in my opinion.
give me a moment and I will find the study. I wrote the article about 4 years ago. ha my bad.
well water sometimes has naturally occurring fluoride in at as well. There are plenty of nations around the world who do not have fluoride in the water and do fine. Also, the idea is that fluoride only works when applied topically. so how does drinking it via water help? It has effects beyond the teeth, as many studies have pointed out.
oh and the study was linked in the second paragraph ha http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD010856.pub2/abstract
"here is insufficient evidence to determine whether water fluoridation results in a change in disparities in caries levels across SES. We did not identify any evidence, meeting the review's inclusion criteria, to determine the effectiveness of water fluoridation for preventing caries in adults.
There is insufficient information to determine the effect on caries levels of stopping water fluoridation programmes.
There is a significant association between dental fluorosis (of aesthetic concern or all levels of dental fluorosis) and fluoride level. The evidence is limited due to high risk of bias within the studies and substantial between-study variation."