Fluoride: Cavity Shield or IQ Risk?
Fluoride discourse has collapsed dental benefit, child neurodevelopment, fluorosis, ethics, and institutional trust into one chaotic fight.
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Fluoride discourse has collapsed dental benefit, child neurodevelopment, fluorosis, ethics, and institutional trust into one chaotic fight.
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65
Promising signal
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Fluoride exposure and children's IQ scores: systematic review and meta-analysis
Systematic review from 2025 in JAMA Pediatrics, translated into key findings, limitations, and consumer relevance.
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JAMA Pediatrics / 2025->
NTP monograph on fluoride exposure, neurodevelopment, and cognition
Systematic review from 2024 in National Toxicology Program, translated into key findings, limitations, and consumer relevance.
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National Toxicology Program / 2024->
ADA: Fluoride and community water fluoridation
Clinical guidance from 2026 in American Dental Association, translated into key findings, limitations, and consumer relevance.
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American Dental Association / 2026->
CDC: About Community Water Fluoridation
Government safety page from 2024 in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, translated into key findings, limitations, and consumer relevance.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / 2024->
Community water fluoridation and intelligence: prospective study in New Zealand
Observational study from 2015 in American Journal of Public Health, translated into key findings, limitations, and consumer relevance.
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American Journal of Public Health / 2015->
Costs and savings associated with community water fluoridation in the United States
Observational study from 2016 in Health Affairs, translated into key findings, limitations, and consumer relevance.
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Health Affairs / 2016->
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