Scientific Facts on
Fluoride
Fluoride Links
- Factual links
Some of the websites providing reliable scientific information on Fluoride :
- Other Views
1. Factual links
1.1 Some Q&As & FAQs on Fluoride
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The ATSDR (Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry) proposes a
"Toxicological Profile for Fluorides, Hydrogen Fluoride,
and Fluorine" and a link to its "ToxFAQs™ for Fluorine,
Hydrogen Fluoride, and Fluorides" on www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts11.html
1.2 Some More Information for the Non-specialist
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The Eurofluor website developed by the CTEF (representing the
fluorine industry) provides information on the various
uses of fluorine in the industry: www.eurofluor.org
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The Commission on Life Sciences (CLS) has published a
book entitled "Health Effects of ingested Fluorides"
(1993) available for free online reading at the NAP (National Academies
Press) http://stills.nap.edu/books/030904975X/htm
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The GSDOM (German Society of
Dental, Oral and Craniomandibular Sciences) provides
information on Fluoride as a tool against tooth decay on
www.dgzmk.de/index.php?site=Fluoridprophylaxe
1.3 Information on fluoride in drinking water
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The WHO proposes a guideline
value for fluoride in drinking water in its 2004
"Fluoride in drinking water" document:
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The wsh (Water, Sanitation
and Health) unit of WHO proposes several
links addressing Fluoride as part of the Drinking Water
Quality issue:
www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/chemicals/fluoride/en/
- Local information: Contact your local water supplier if you wish to find out if fluoridation is practiced in your region and/or how much fluoride is naturally present in your drinking water.
2. Other Views
Links in this section have been selected as examples of other views on Fluoride. This list of links is only a sample and it is not suggested that it is complete nor that it is fully representative of all the existing views. GreenFacts asbl takes no position concerning the views expressed in these linked documents.
Other views on Fluoride
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The Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD) of the University of York
concludes in its "Systematic Review of Public Water
Fluoridation 2000" that "The evidence of a benefit of
a reduction in caries should be considered together
with the increased prevalence of dental fluorosis.
[...]" www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/fluores.htm
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The Medical Research Council (MRC) concludes in its working
group report on Water fluoridation and health that
"[...] With regard to bone health, the possible
impact of fluoridation on risk of hip fracture is the
most important in public health terms. [...]" and
that "[...] The majority of the research conducted to
date indicates that water fluoridation reduces dental
caries inequalities between high and low social class
groups. [...]"
www.mrc.ac.uk/Utilities/Documentrecord/index.htm?d=MRC002482
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The Canadian Dental Association (CDA) presents "An Update on
Fluorides and Fluorosis"
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A website that addresses the problem of fluorides and
dental fluorosis axpresses its views in:
www.fluoridation.com/
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The National Pure Water Association (NPWA) offers its views on
fluorides and dental fluorosis in:
www.npwa.freeserve.co.uk/
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The British Medical Association (BMA) supports drinking-water
fluoridation on its site:
www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/
Water+fluoridation
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides information on
water fluoridation:
www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/topics/fluoridation.htm
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The National Center for Fluoridation Policy &
Research (NCFPR) presents opininons about
Community Water Fluoridation: http://fluoride.oralhealth.org/
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The British Dental Health Foundation
presents frequently asked questions about
Fluoride:
www.dentalhealth.org.uk/
