A Perspective on Fluoridation
The widespread addition of fluoride ion to community water supplies is again a hot topic. A systematic review by the reputable Cochrane Collaboration recently reported that water fluoridation showed no detectable average anti-caries benefit for adults and a small, albeit measurable, benefit among children.1 This information comes in the wake of other studies that reported that children from some communities with fluoridated water had lower IQ tests — suggesting that fluoridated water may be at fault. Indeed, a recent systematic review by the Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics reported some correlations between fluoridated drinking water and lower IQs.2
* References and figures can be found in the original article via the link above.
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