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Fluoride Flap Demands More Study, Not State Bans
- In 2023 and 2024, Utah and Florida banned adding fluoride to public drinking water, sparking debate across several states considering similar bans.
- These bans follow decades of fluoride use since 1945, during which fluoridated water drastically reduced tooth decay and was hailed as a key public health achievement.
- A JAMA Health Forum study projected that removing fluoride nationwide would increase tooth decay by 7.5%, causing about 25 million additional cavities and costing $9.8 billion over five years.
- Dr. Lisa Simon called fluoridated water an 'amazing public health intervention,' benefiting all ages and demographics without out-of-pocket cost or appointments.
- Despite health expert consensus that fluoridation is safe, bans could disproportionately harm low-income and publicly insured children who face greater barriers to dental care.
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A school-based program using minimal interventions successfully prevented most cavities from worsening. Two topical dental treatments could stop most childhood cavities from getting worse for years, according to a new study from the NYU College of Dentistry, published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers treated more than 10,000 cavities in New York City elementary school students [...]
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If US halted fluoride, kids’ cavities would grow by millions, study says
By Hunter Boyce, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Fluoride — it’s in your toothpaste, your drinking water and now the occasional legislative bill. Two U.S. states have already decided to stop adding it to their water supplies — a trend concerning local dental experts. Related Articles Abortion clinics are closing even in states where abortion is legal. More cuts could be coming Black dads go public with support for…
The Institute of Public Health (ISP) issued a report in which it alerts citizens to the use of toothpastes containing tin fluoride, a form of fluoride used for its effectiveness in the prevention of caries, but which has been associated with possible adverse effects such as oral irritations and oral lesions. According to the document, in Chile toothpastes containing up to 0.15% fluorine (equivalent to 1500 parts per million) are classified as sp…
St. Petersburg To Halt Water Fluoridation Following Statewide Ban
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The City of St. Petersburg will cease adding fluoride to its public drinking water system starting the week of June 16, 2025, as it depletes its existing supplies. This action is a direct result of the newly enacted Florida Senate Bill 700, which mandates that all municipalities must stop the practice […] St. Petersburg To Halt Water Fluoridation Following Statewide Ban
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