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.
VV Signal Score
65
Promising signal
News cycle
Neurogene says 10 Rett syndrome participants treated with NGN-401 gained developmental milestones through up to 30 months of follow-up.
Why now
Rett stories are emotionally powerful because development can regress after early childhood milestones.
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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.
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.
National Toxicology Program / 2024->
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