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  2. Water fluoridation - Wikipedia

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    All fluoridation methods, including water fluoridation, create low levels of fluoride ions in saliva and plaque fluid, thus exerting a topical or surface effect. A person living in an area with fluoridated water may experience rises of fluoride concentration in saliva to about 0.04 mg/L several times during a day. [3]

  3. The New(ish) Fight Over Fluoride - AOL

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    If you choose to use fluoride-free toothpaste and don’t have fluoride in the water, you would need to “restrict your sugar intake severely,” Dr. Pollick adds. That includes limiting beer ...

  4. Conspiracy theorists target fluoride in water — and convince ...

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    The American Dental Association, which has supported water fluoridation since 1950, disputes that, pointing out that the amount of fluoride in an entire tube of toothpaste wouldn't be fatal, but ...

  5. Water fluoridation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The CDC recommends water fluoridation at a level of 0.7–1.2 mg/L, depending on climate. The CDC also advises parents to monitor use of fluoride toothpaste, and use an alternative water source other than a natural water source with a fluoride concentration above 2 mg/L, for children up to the age of 8.

  6. Benefits of adding fluoride to water may be waning, new ...

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    The widespread use of toothpaste and mouthwashes with added fluoride in recent decades appears to have diminished the health benefits of water fluoridation, according to a new study.

  7. Dental fluorosis - Wikipedia

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    In November 2006 the American Dental Association published information stating that water fluoridation is safe, effective and healthy; that enamel fluorosis, usually mild and difficult for anyone except a dental health care professional to see, can result from ingesting more than optimal amounts of fluoride in early childhood; that it is safe ...

  8. There's a lot of misinformation about fluoride. Here's what ...

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    In fact, 75% of fluoride intake comes from drinking water with added fluoride and from food and beverages, such as sodas and fruit juice, made with fluoridated water, according to the CDC.

  9. Topical fluoride - Wikipedia

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    Topical fluorides are fluoride-containing drugs indicated in prevention and treatment of dental caries, particularly in children's primary dentitions. [1] The dental-protecting property of topical fluoride can be attributed to multiple mechanisms of action, including the promotion of remineralization of decalcified enamel, the inhibition of the cariogenic microbial metabolism in dental plaque ...