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1. Request for Due Diligence 2003 PDF (8K)A summary of six current events and three recent studies that fluoride promoters do not reveal to City Council Members and other decision-makers.
2.
Journal of
the American Dental Association: Ingested fluoride does not reduce tooth
decay - action is topical PDF (343K)
"The
fluoride incorporated developmentally--that is, systemically into the
normal tooth mineral--is insufficient to have a measurable effect on acid
solubility."
3.
Centers for Disease
Control; MMWR Weekly Report. August 17, 2001, pgs 3 & 4 PDF (104K)
“The prevalence of dental caries in a population is not inversely
related to the concentration of fluoride in enamel, and a higher concentration
of enamel fluoride is not necessarily more efficacious in preventing dental
caries.”
4.
Letter from J. William Hirzy to Jeff Green PDF (9K)
The union representing the EPA professionals in Washington D.C. announces
co-sponsorship of the 1997 California Citizens’ petition to prohibit
fluoridation.
5.
Three Reasons PDF (12K)
Three reasons why those who supported fluoridation in the past say
no to fluoridation
today.
6.
Fluoride is already in our food and beverages (81K).
A bowl of Wheaties, a glass of milk, and a Coke or orange juice contains
twice the amount
of fluoride as the "optimal" daily dose of fluoridated water.
7.
Food and Beverage Sources of Fluoride Exposure (73K).
Overview of studies and laboratory analyses assessing fluoride levels
of common juices,
soft drinks, infant foods, cereals, vegetables, etc.
8.
Classification and Criteria of fluorosis PDF (7K)
"Mild" fluorosis is as much as 50 percent of the tooth permanently
scarred. "Moderate"
fluorosis is the entire enamel surface permanently scarred.
9.
Fluoridation
Imperative? PDF (10K)
Children’s total daily exposure of fluoride is three times the
original daily goal of water
fluoridation.
10.
ATSDR Profile of Fluoride (14K)
Average daily fluoride intake in a non fluoridated community is about
1 mg.
11.
Classification and Criteria of fluorosis PDF (7K)
"Mild" fluorosis is as much as 50 percent of the tooth permanently
scarred. "Moderate"
fluorosis is the entire enamel surface permanently scarred.
12. Very Mild Fluorosis PDF (151K)
13.
Very Mild Fluorosis PDF (122K)
14.
Heller and Eklund et al PDF (54K)
29.9% of children raised in fluoridated communities have dental fluorosis
on two teeth
or more while another 36.5% have dental fluorosis on one tooth; a total
of 66.4% of children with teeth visibly damaged from fluoride overdose.
15.
Canadian Consensus Conference Results PDF (15K)
Daily fluoride supplements for newborns in non fluoridated communities
are no longer
recommended from birth up to 6 months. The prescription dose from 6 months
of age to three years is the equivalent of one cup of fluoridated water.
16.
ADA Supplement Schedule PDF (31K)
No supplement recommended from birth to 6 months. The equivalent of
one cup of fluoridated
water is prescribed from age 6 months to 3 years.
17.
AAP Supplement Schedule PDF (14K)
No supplement recommended from birth to 6 months. The equivalent of
one cup of fluoridated
water is prescribed from age 6 months to 3 years.
18.
New Drug Application Withdrawn (5K)
There is no substantial evidence of effectiveness of fluoride/vitamin
drugs.
19. Board of Dental Examiners PDF
(26K)
The health effects of ingested fluoride are not within the purview
of dentistry.
20.
Populations That Are Unusually Susceptible to Fluoride PDF (21K)
The elderly, people with deficiencies of calcium, magnesium, and/or
vitamin C, and people
with cardiovascular and kidney problems are unusually susceptible.
21.
African-Americans and dental fluorosis / 5 abstracts PDF (50K)
Data suggest that dental fluorosis is more prevalent and tends to be
more severe for African-Americans.
(three pages)
22.
Letter to Wini Silko PDF (32K)
The National Institute of Diabetes explains that fluoride levels in
water are set according
to normal consumption of water and those who drink large quantities of
water should purchase bottled water.
23.
What Would You Do If You Knew PDF (7K)
While fluoride is ubiquitous in the food chain, is prized by industry,
and is the primary agent
in well known pharmaceuticals, city councils seldom either consider total
exposure nor heed the warnings of the scientists at EPA headquarters in
Washington D.C.
24.
Pacific Western Technologies, Ltd. PDF (452K)
Pacific Western Technologies, Ltd. analysis for Fort Dietrick, U.S.Army
Medical Command. Fluoride exposure from all sources, including water at
0.7 ppm F/l, was recently determined to exceed EPA's Reference Dose for
fluoride.
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