In my original comment, I articulated my top ten reasons against water fluoridation policy which included the undeniable fact that fluoride causes illness in many consumers, especially those in vulnerable populations like senior citizens. My professi...

To answer your other questions: This study https://www.adelaide.edu.au/news/news59781.html was a cross-sectional ecological study and not a randomized clinical trial. It stopped at about 40 years of exposure and found only one tooth difference betwee...

Thanks for the dental fluorosis (DF) question. The original dental fluorosis index was Dean's index.  That index is over 3/4 of a century old. It was improved upon with others that followed. I used the TFI. In my experience some mild cases (shiny, ha...

Thanks JG for your concern. Would it surprise you that  "no double blind medical research proven facts to support them" applies to fluoridation benefits? And there are no studies to show fluoridation has any benefit for adults or seniors.You Said: "I...

I was reading with interest the dozens of posts about fluoridation and the call for AARP to take action.  I am a Canadian senior. I'm a retired professor of dentistry with years of funded research experience and publications on fluoride in teeth and ...