Community Water Fluoride

Another issue of controversy is the safety of the chemicals used to fluoridate water. The most commonly used additives are silicofluorides, not the fluoride salts used in dental products (such as sodium fluoride and stannous fluoride). Silicofluorides are one of the by-products from the manufacture of phosphate fertilizers. The toxicity database on silicofluorides is sparse and questions have been raised about the assumption that they completely dissociate in water and, therefore, have toxicity similar to the fluoride salts tested in laboratory studies and used in consumer products (Coplan and Masters 2001). It also has been maintained that, because of individual variations in exposure to fluoride, it is difficult to ensure that the right individual dose to protect against dental caries is provided through large-scale water fluoridation. In addition, a body of information has developed that indicates the major anticaries benefit of fluoride is topical and not systemic (Zero et al. 1992; Rölla and Ekstrand 1996; Featherstone 1999; Limeback 1999a; Clarkson and McLoughlin 2000; CDC 2001; Fejerskov

Fluoride in drinking water has been a hot topic in the past decade. Some communities are all for it and some are completely against it. With such a range of opinions on the matter some organizations have took it upon themselves to present the pros and cons of the fluoride to the public so they can make informed decisions. Often times these surveys are bias to one side or the other, so I shall be giving information on both sides of the issue, the future outlook, and my personal opinion in order to help inform you to decide on your own.

to neurotoxicity, development of osteosarcoma and interference with biochemical systems. Further exploration into these studies raised alarm bells in their relevance to the ‘fluoride debate’. For example I found the amount of fluoride being used in many studies to be well above any reported daily human consumption, for example Ge Y et. El. (30) Used 100mg doses (there was no mention of frequency) to prove a link between fluoride and apoptosis of brain cells. Other studies undertaken usually had too many variables, for example Liu H et. El attempted to study the effect of fluoride on male fertility using a population with high fluoride intake and another with low. The study doesn’t take into account other variables such as diet, volume / frequency of fluoride intake or genetics. The conclusions being drawn where tenuous, with, in my opinion, no conclusive evidence to prove the hypothesis, with the studies mentioning further research is

Fluoride has been used by people for many decades. The most common use is in toothpaste. Fluoride was added to toothpaste to lower the amount of dental cavities that one gets, and works by protecting the enamel (outer hard layer over the tooth). Another use of fluoride is in drinking water. It was added to drinking water to also help with tooth decay. Many people are debating whether or not this is truly safe. In the essay, “The Fluoride Conspiracy”, by Laurie Higgs, she talks about the use of fluoride drinking waters and dangers it brings by using logos, pathos, and ethos.

Fluoride has been shown to be toxic and affects the brain and kidney when ingested. Research lasting one year has demonstrated that a very small quanitity of fluride added to water was suffiecient to cause changes to the kidney and brain could lead to Alzheimer’s. Fluoride allows aluminium a heavy metal to cross the blood brain barrier which can therefore cause this sickness associated with this element.

According to World Health Organization data obtained from a study on 12 year old’s levels of tooth decay, fluoride has had very little effect, if any at all, on tooth decay. Countries such as Japan, Italy, and Iceland, who are non-fluoridated countries, actually have about the same level of tooth decay decrease as countries that have fluoridated water. Fluoride is considered a drug, according to the FDA, which means that it is a medical treatment. Medical treatments are not to be given unless the patient agrees to the treatment, therefore, placing fluoride into the public water supply violates informed consent seeing as how citizens are not given the opportunity to vote on the matter. Even if people could vote on the situation, not all people are going to agree with and since it is considered a drug, it

Department of Health and Human Services address some of the public concerns about water fluoridation such as its effects on health and its ethical implication in the community. Some of the concerns express by the public were: safety of fluoride additives, fluoride’s impact on the brain, specifically citing lower IQ in children, effects of fluoride in the endocrine system, and cost effectiveness. In all cases, it was determine that in a concentration of 0.7 milligrams per liter, fluorided water was safe for consumption. Legal implications about community water fluoridation have been thoroughly reviewed by the U.S. court systems and the results have always being that water fluoridation is a proper means of promoting public health and welfare. Also, it is important to have in mind, that the state and local governments decide whether or not to implement water fluoridation after considering evidence regarding its benefits and

In those case the person have to control the levels of fluorides because in most cases the levels are greater than FDA/CDC recommend but most people don't treat their water to lower the amount of fluoridation. In the case cities water systems fluoridation is monitored and adjusted to meet certain standards, low enough not to cause harm yet high enough to aid in preventing tooth decay. Tooth decay is a big health problem if not controlled. Which one the the water supply systems did you read about that was causing the health

The investigation is about if Adelaide’s water should be fluoridated if it could cause problems to humans. This issue was chosen because it is an important issue that affects everybody. In this investigation some things that will be talked about is how fluoridation works and the positives and negatives of fluoridation such as the benefits of drinking fluoridated water.

I have been assigned the role of the leader of Fluoride Action Network. The Fluoride Action Network is a non-profit organization and an international coalition seeking to broaden public awareness about the toxicity of fluoride compounds and the health impacts of current fluoride exposures. The organization’s mission is to “provide comprehensive and up-to-date information regarding all aspects of fluoride” and to “remain vigilant monitoring government agency actions that may impact public’s exposure to fluoride.”1

For over 60 years, Americans have been inundated with propaganda proclaiming the benefits of artificially fluoridating the public’s drinking water to prevent tooth decay. I do not use the term “propaganda” lightly. In fact the “father” of modern propaganda, nephew of Sigmund Freud, Edward Bernays was brought in to sell spiking America’s public water supply with fluoride (Pilger). This was critical to protect the American Aluminum Company (ALCOA), the world’s largest aluminum producer, from litigation from their workers who were exposed to toxic levels of sodium fluoride. Fluoride in the public water supply is a detriment to the health of Americans and provides no positive benefits while presenting great risk. Fluoridated water is poison, it is proven to decrease IQ, and it is medicating the public with an FDA classified tranquilizer without the informed consent of the citizens.

Fluoride is not a beneficial mineral to dental patients because it is harmful. According to the American Cancer Society, “Researchers found evidence of cancer-causing potential of fluoridated drinking water in male rats based on the higher than expected number of cases of osteosarcoma. Fluoridation might affect the risk of osteosarcoma based on the fact that fluoride tends to collect in parts of bones where they were growing” (“Water Fluoridation and Cancer Risk”). Fluoride can potentially cause osteosarcoma, which is bone cancer. Any type of cancer is not presumably an advantage. A patient that receives such a cancer from toothpaste or fluoridated water should really be a concern. This can be nowhere near beneficial to anyone. Dr. Mercola

Fluoride is an ion which comes from the element fluorine (9th on the periodic table). It’s an abundant element found in the Earth’s crust and it is never found in its free state in nature. Rather, “fluoride only will exist in combination with other elements, in compounds such as Sodium fluoride or Sodium fluorosilicate” (NSW Health 2015). The naturally present fluoride in water combines with these other elements as water passes over or through rocks and minerals. Typically, underground water sources, such as the aquifer, will have higher levels of fluoride than surface water sources such as rivers and lakes. Across the United States, the “natural levels of fluoride can vary between very minute quantities to over 4 mg/L” (ADA 2005). In addition,

For instance, in a single oral dose of soluble fluoride at 60 mg/kg without calcium intake causes acute heart failure and about 25 PPM fluoridated water can lead to chronic heart failure. (Sauerheber, 2013). Systemic fluoride may cause atherosclerotic plaque in coronary vessels of patients with a cardiovascular disease. In addition of that , it can be accumulated in aorta and the calcification will occur in that artery because the concentration is increasing with age. Many kidney dialysis patients died from a high fluoride level in the fluoridated drinking water because dialysis units can not extract fluoride from blood. (Ahmad, 2005, Cited in Sauerheber, 2013). Moreover, industrial fluoride in water supplies can cause gastrointestinal distress and pain because of HF formed from fluoride. HF prevents tissue healing and cause a structural damage to mucosa at 20 PPM in 15 minutes. (Petraborg, 1977, Cited in Sauerheber, 2013). The only proven harm effect resulted from the usage of fluoride in dentistry is Dental Fluorosis which can be defined as a dose-response effect as a result of excessive use or ingestion of fluoride during the pre-eruptive stage of teeth development. (Browne, 2012). Dental fluorosis ranges from normal in which the fluoridated enamel is still smooth, glossy, fully functional and has white translucent surface to the severe dental fluorosis stage when all the

I think fluoridation of public drinking water has both beneficial and detrimental effects on human health. However, I believe that there are more positive impacts of fluoride on human health. One positive impact of fluoride on human health is its contribution to prevention of dental caries. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified dental caries (cavities) as a worldwide epidemic and recommends adding fluoride to drinking water where naturally occurring levels of fluoride are below optimal levels. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated that fluoridation of the public water supply is the most equitable, cost-effective, and cost-saving method of delivering fluoride to promoting healthy communities.” Additionally,