New Fluoride Recommendations Buck Decades-Old Dental Health Practices

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http://abcnews.go.com/Health/fluoride-recommendations-buck-decades-dental-health-practices/story?id=12564884

After decades of touting the importance of fluoride, federal officials now say that many Americans may be getting too much of a good thing.

For years, parents have heeded their dentists' warnings and had their children take fluoride supplements or use fluoride toothpaste, in addition to whatever amount of the mineral they received from their tap water.

But today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that too much fluoride can cause fluorisis, a hypermineralization of tooth enamel that can result in the staining or pitting of teeth.

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He cited studies from the past decade that have linked excess fluoride to not only fluorosis but to higher instances of bone cancer in the test subjects. He also said osteoporosis was an additional concern, since ingested fluoride is known to sit in a person's bones.

[elleng]

1. Kind of reminds me of high fear of 'germs,'

resulting from marketing of all sorts of 'germ-free,' 'anti-germ' products, as if to 'protect' us from everyday life.

Fluoride supplements???

[mimitabby]

2. so why am i not jumping for joy

How can i believe them? My first reaction was that maybe the dental lobby was unhappy because they are getting less business
filling cavities since so many of us drink fluoridated water.

sigh..

[Celebration]

3. you can always add flouride on your own if you want

But getting it out of water--that is another story!

[Wilms]

4. What's the big deal?

If you just calibrate the amount of water kids drinks with the "proper" dosage for the age/weight, there'd be no problem.

Some kids just drink too much water. :shrug:

:sarcasm:

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5. LOL

Should be drinking soft drinks instead...................

[kickysnana]

6. I am allergic to fluoride (hives throat closes etc) so this is good news for me. n/t