A lack of fluoride exposure may be posing some problems in a Canadian city.
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In an advance toward solving a 50-year-old mystery, scientists are reporting new evidence on how the fluoride in drinking water, toothpastes, mouth rinses and other oral-care products prevents tooth decay. DETROIT, Mich., USA: As reported by doctors from the U.S., a female patient's extreme consumption of highly concentrated tea over almost two decades had caused serious bone damage. Upon admission to a clinic, the woman complained about severe bone pain and had lost all her teeth already.According to the case study that was published online in the March 21 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, the woman drank a pitcher of tea made from 100 to 150 tea bags daily for the past 17 years. The doctors estimated that the 47-year-old thus had a fluoride intake of about 20 mg per day. Fluoride. Dentists say that drinking it can protect your teeth against cavities. Cities and towns all across the world actually dump it into the water supply, hoping to indiscriminately medicate the population through their tap water faucets. In a recent review, a team of researchers from the US announced that they have identified evidence linking higher levels of fluoride exposure in drinking water to neurodevelopmental delays. The team reviewed 27 studies that were carried out throughout 22 years. The team concluded that children exposed to higher fluoride concentrations have markedly lower IQ scores. Alexandria, Va., USA - The International and American Associations for Dental Research (IADR/AADR) have published the proceedings from the Workshop on Effective Use of Fluoride in Asia, which took place March 22-24, 2011, in Phan-Nga, Thailand. This meeting was hosted by the Dental Association of Thailand, and co-hosted by IADR, FDI and the World Health Organization (WHO). The proceedings are published in the February issues of the IADR/AADR Advances in Dental Research, an E-supplement to the Journal of Dental Research. The following article was published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal in June of 2011 (CMAJ. 2011; 183(9):E531-E532). It is reprinted here in the Dental Hub in its entirety as it addresses public fluoridation in Canada. It can be found at this url: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3114922/?tool=pubmed Oral-B Pro-Expert is stated to be a new designer toothpaste that offers an innovative option against calculus formation via the inclusion of polyphosphate. Alexandria, Va., USA – The Workshop on Effective Use of Fluoride in Asia took place March 22-24, in Phang-Nga, Thailand. This workshop was co-hosted by the Dental Association of Thailand and Thammasat University, and co-sponsored by the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the FDI World Dental Federation. This workshop was a continuation of the 2006 Global Consultation on Oral Health through Fluoride and the 2007 Promotion of Oral Health by Using Fluoride in China and Southeast Asia in Beijing in 2007. |