Fluoridation Fails Georgia

Georgia is 95% fluoridated, yet "Pediatric Dentists See Uptick in Cavities...half of children ages six to 11 have cavities, and...there are large disparities and barriers to oral health care, in both rural and urban areas." https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2023-02-13/childrens/pediatric-dentists-see-uptick-in-cavities-in-ga-children/a82690-1 #fluoride #fluoridation

Veterans, Psych Drugs, and Deaths

Recently reported in Marine Corps Times and other media venues including Preventive Psychiatry E-Newsletter, it has been noted that psychotropic drug-induced sudden deaths are increasing in Iraq War Veterans. Most of the newer psych drugs are fluoride based and are known to have cardiac effects among the many problems they cause.

http://www.veteranstoday.com/2010/05/27/top-10-veterans-stories-in-todays-news-17/

Despite widespread water fluoridation and advances in dental care, cavities were more common among children in the early 2000s than they were a decade earlier, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

"Cavities are alive and well in the United States," says William Berlocher, a pediatric dentist in Corpus Christi, Texas, and president of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. One-third of children already have cavities by ages 3 to 5, he says.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/painter/2010-03-01-yourhealth01_ST_N.htm

Low income children miss out on dental care | Voices of Central Pa:

"Tooth decay affects 48 percent of Pennsylvania children by the age of eight, even those who drink fluoridated water, according to the [Pennsylvania] Department of Public Welfare. By age 15, this increases to 50 percent. Thirty-three percent of low-income children have untreated tooth decay compared to only 10 percent of children in higher-income households.

Good dental health involves many factors, including diet and good brushing habits, but children also need to see a dentist regularly. American children routinely develop cavities and tooth mottling (fluorosis) [from too much fluoride]."

"In his practice Kelly said he commonly sees two-year olds with an average of 10 decayed teeth. Tooth decay in this age group is caused mostly by the sugars in soft drinks, juices and juice boxes, and by allowing children to go to bed with bottles."

From ADA News 1/27/2010

"Dr. Donald W. Marianos, a public health consultant, said that prevention of early childhood caries in this specific population [Native-American] has seen very limited or no improvement over the past 30 years, despite implementation of community water system fluoridation, fluoride rinses, dental sealants and oral health education."

"According to statistics presented at the symposium, ECC prevalence is about 400 percent higher in AI/AN children than for all U.S. races. In addition, ECC is often much more aggressive and destructive in AI/AN children. In some AI/AN communities, up to 50 percent of the children have such severe caries that they require full mouth restoration under general anesthesia—a rate about 50–100 times that in all other U.S. races. Severe ECC often leads to a lifetime of oral health problems."

Kids' tooth decay epidemic forces parents to pay thousands Toddlers' teeth rotten before pre-school

In Australia where 75% of the water supplies are fluoridated, "Half of kids have untreated tooth decay

'It would be called an epidemic'

TODDLERS as young as 18 months are being forced to undergo thousands of dollars worth of dental work as tooth decay reaches "epidemic" proportions."

http://www.news.com.au/national/kids-tooth-decay-epidemic-forces-parents-to-pay-thousands/story-e6frfkvr-1225817515115