New Report: Water Fluoridation Has Limited Dental Benefits, In Addition to IQ Risks
Fluoridation of drinking water provides limited public health benefits, including for dental health, according to a new wide-ranging report.
The new report, published by the Cochrane Review, says that any benefits for tooth decay are now minimal, because people have a much higher baseline level of dental health than they did 50 years ago.
The reports comes in the aftermath of an historic court ruling in the Northern District of California by Judge Edward Chen, who ruled that fluoride in drinking water poses an “unreasonable risk” or reduced IQ in children.
“In all, there is substantial and scientifically credible evidence establishing that fluoride poses a risk to human health; it is associated with a reduction in the IQ of children and is hazardous at dosages that are far too close to fluoride levels in the drinking water of the United States,” Chen wrote.