Study Proves Fluoridation is Money Down the Drain

[NYSCOF]

New York – Sept 2009 -- Children’s cavity rates are similar whether
water is fluoridated or not, according to data published in the July
2009 Journal of the American Dental Association by dentist J.V. Kumar
of the NY State Health Department (1).

In 2008, New York City spent approximately $24 million on water
fluoridation ($5 million on fluoride chemicals) (1a). In 2010, NYC’s
fluoride chemicals will cost $9 million (1b).

Fluoride in water at “optimal” levels (0.7 – 1.2 mg/L) is supposed to
reduce tooth decay without creating excessive fluorosis (fluoride-
discolored and/or damaged teeth). Yet cavities are rampant in NY’s
fluoridated populations (1c).

Attempting to prove that fluorosed teeth have fewer cavities, Kumar
uses 1986-1987 National Institute of Dental Research (NIDR) data
which, upon analysis, shows that 7- to 17-year-olds have similar
cavity rates in their permanent teeth whether their water supply is
fluoridated or not (Table 1).

In 1990, using the same NIDR data, Dr. John Yiamouyiannis published
equally surprising results in a peer-reviewed journal. He concluded,
“No statistically significant differences were found in the decay
rates of permanent teeth or the percentages of decay-free children in
the F [fluoridated], NF [non-fluoridated], and PF [partially
fluoridated] areas.” (2).

Kumar divided children into four groups based on their community’s
water fluoride levels:

Less than 0.3 mg/L where 55.5% had cavities
From 0.3 to 0.7 mg/L where 54.6% had cavities
Optimal 0.7 to 1.2 mg/L where 54.4% had cavities
Over 1.2 mg/L where 56.4% had cavities

“Dr. Kumar’s published data exposes more evidence that fluoridation
doesn’t reduce tooth decay,” says attorney Paul Beeber, President, New
York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation.

“It’s criminal to waste taxpayers’ money on fluoridation, while
exposing entire populations unnecessarily to fluoride’s health risks,
especially when local and state governments are attempting to balance
budgets by cutting essential services,” says Beeber.

More information about fluoride and tooth decay:
http://www.fluoridealert.org/health/teeth/caries/fluoridation.html#surveys


References:

1) “The Association Between Enamel Fluorosis and Dental Caries in U.S.
Schoolchildren,” Kumar & Iida Journal of the American Dental
Association, July 2009

1a) http://www.scribd.com/doc/18235930/NYC-Fluoridation-Costs-2008-Feb-2-2009-Letter-Page-1

1b) http://www.council.nyc.gov/html/budget/PDFs/fy_10_exec_budget_dept_enviro_protection.pdf

1c) http://www.freewebs.com/fluoridation/fluoridationfailsnewyork.htm

2) Fluoride: Journal of the International Society for Fluoride
Research
April 1990 (Volume 23, Issue 2, Pages 55-67) “Water Fluoridation &
Tooth Decay: Results from the 1986-1987 National Survey of US
Schoolchildren,” by John A. Yiamouyiannis, Ph.D.

Contact: Paul Beeber, Esq nys...@aol.com
http://www.orgsites.com/ny/nyscof
http://www.FluorideAction.net


STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF KUMAR's DATA:

Kumar’s data: 6,720 children came from communities with water fluoride
levels less than 0.3 mg/L

54.9% of the 3,921 children without fluorosis had tooth decay
= 2,153
60.1% of 1,818 children with questionable fluorosis had tooth
decay = 1,093
49.3% of 981 with fluorosis present had cavities
= 484

TOTAL 6,720 TOTAL
WITH CAVITIES 3,730

3,730 is 55.5% of 6,720 Therefore, 55.5% had cavities.

***

1,979 children tested lived in communities with from 0.3 to 0.7 mg/L
Fluoride

54.7% of 1,084 children with normal teeth have
cavities = 593
59% of 507 children with questionable fluorosis have
cavities = 299
48.4% of 388 children with fluorosis present had
cavities = 188

TOTAL 1,979 TOTAL WITH
CAVITIES 1,080

1,080 is 54.6% of 1,979. Therefore, 54.6% of children living in 0.3
to 0.7 mg/L fluoridated communities have tooth decay

***


7,177 lived in optimally fluoridated areas (0.7 – 1.2 mg/L)


54.1% of the 2875 children without fluorosis had tooth decay
= 1,555
53.8% 2493 children with questionable fluorosis had tooth
decay = 1,341
55.7% 1809 with fluorosis present had cavities
= 1,008

TOTAL
7,177 TOTAL WITH
CAVITIES 3,904

3914 is 54.4% of 7177. Therefore 54.4% of children living in
optimally fluoridated areas had cavities


***
813 children living in areas with greater than 1.2 mg/L Fluoride in
their water

52.3% of 248 children with normal teeth had cavities
= 130
64.1% of 236 children with questionable fluorosis had cavities =
151
54% of 329 children with fluorosis had
cavities = 178

TOTAL 813 TOTAL WITH
CAVITIES 459

56.4% of 813 children is 459 . Therefore 56.4% of children living in
areas with more than 1.2 mg/L fluoride in the water have cavities



ADDITIONAL SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE THAT FLUORIDATION FAILS TO REDUCE TOOTH
DECAY


-- Achieving cavity-free status has little to do with fluoride intake,
reports a study in the Fall 2008 Journal of
Public Health Dentistry. Researchers explain that when fluoridation
began in the 1940’s, “it was
believed that fluoride needed to be ingested early in life to provide
[cavity] prevention…Today, evidence suggests that…the benefits of
fluoride are mostly topical.” (A)

-- Researchers reporting in the Oct 6 2007 British
Medical Journal indicate that fluoridation, touted as a safe
cavity preventive, never was proven safe or effective and may be
unethical. (B)

-- Even though fluoridated water is the most consumed
item in Detroit Michigan, cavities are extensive, according to Caries
Research. (C)

-- Fluoridation is damaging teeth with little cavity reduction,
according to a review of
studies reported in Clinical Oral Investigations. (D)

-- After 50+ years of water fluoridation, Newburgh NY children
have more cavities and more fluoride-caused discolored teeth
(dental fluorosis) than children in never-fluoridated Kingston NY,
according to a 1998 New York State Department of Health study. (E)

-- "It may...be that fluoridation of drinking water does not have a
strong
protective effect against early childhood caries (ECC)," reports
dentist Howard Pollick, University of California, and colleagues, in
the Winter 2003 Journal of Public Health Dentistry (F)

--Cavity rates declined in several cities that stopped
water fluoridation, several studies report (G)

-- Despite living without fluoridated water,
rural children's cavity rates equal those of urban children, who are
more likely to drink fluoridated water, according to a large national
government study of over 24,000 U.S. children, ages 2- to
17-year-old.(H)

-- Dental examinations of 4800 South Australian
ten- to fifteen-year-olds' permanent teeth reveal unexpected results
-
similar cavity rates whether they drink fluoridated water or not,
reports Armfield and Spencer in the August 2004 "Community Dentistry
and Oral Epidemiology"(I).

-- Fluoridation is based more on unproven theories than scientific
evidence, according to a revised dental textbook by leaders in the
field. (J)

-- Current evidence strongly suggests that fluorides work primarily
by
topical means through direct action on the teeth and dental plaque.
Thus ingestion of fluoride is not essential for caries (cavity)
prevention," report Warren and Levy in Dental Clinics of North
America, April 2003.(K)

References:

(A) Journal of Public Health Dentistry, Fall 2008, “Considerations on
Optimal Fluoride Intake Using Dental Fluorosis and Dental Caries
Outcomes – A Longitudinal Study,” by Warren, et al.

(B) "Adding fluoride to water supplies," British Medical Journal, KK
Cheng, Iain Chalmers, Trevor A. Sheldon, October 6, 2007

(C) "Dietary Patterns Related to Caries in a Low-Income Adult
Population, Burt, et al., Caries Research 2006:40:473-480

(D) "Community Water Fluoridation and Caries Prevention: A Critical
Review," Clinical Oral Investigations, by Giuseppe Pizzo & Maria R.
Piscopo & Ignazio Pizzo &
Giovanna Giuliana 2007 Feb 27

(E) Figure 1, Page 41, "Recommendations for Fluoride Use in children"
NYS Dental Journal, February 1998

(F) "The Association of Early Childhood Caries and Race/Ethnicity
among
California Preschool Children, by Shiboski, Gansky, Ramos-Gomez, Ngo,
Isman, Pollick, Journal of Public Health Dentistry, Winter 2003,
pages
38-46

(G) http://groups.google.com/group/fluoridation-news-releases/browse_thread/thread/16500bac3cd420f9#

(H) Journal of Rural Health, Summer 2003, "Oral Health Status of
Children and Adolescents by Rural Residence, United States." by
Clemencia M. Vargas, DDS, PhD; Cynthia R. Ronzio, PhD; and Kathy L.
Hayes, DMD, MPH

(I) Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, August 2004
Consumption
of nonpublic water: implications for children's caries experience,
byArmfield JM, Spencer AJ.

(J) "Dentist, Dental Practice, and the Community,"
1999, by prominent researchers and dental university professors,
Burt,
Eklund, et al.

(K) Warren JJ, Levy SM. (2003). Current and future role of fluoride in
nutrition. Dental Clinics of North America 47: 225-43