Fluoridation

Detailed paper about the risks and benifits of community water fluoridation - In 1931 at the University of Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station M. C. Smith, E. M. Lantz, and H. V. Smith discovered that when given drinking water supplied with fluorine, rats would develop tooth defects. Further testing by H. T. Dean and E. Elove of the United States Public Health Service confirmed this report, and stated that what is known as mottled tooth. Mottled tooth …

…many disadvantages, so it is not really beneficial to one's health to use it. It will benefit one's dental health, but will harm many other aspects of their lives. (Coffel) Works Cited 1. Behrman, A. S., Water is Everybody's Business. Doubleday, New York, 1968. 2. Coffel, Steve, "The Great Fluoride Fight", Garbage, Vol. 4, Issue 3. Dovetail Publishers, New York, 1992. 3. Waldbott, George L., Fluoride: The Great Dilemma. Coronado Press, Kansas, 1978. 4. Yiamouyiannis, John, Fluoride: The Aging Factor. Health Action Press, Delaware, 1986.