New Study Released on Fluoride

New Studies:  Fluoridation Fails to Reduce Cavities in New York City and Nationally

April 11, 2012
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-studies-fluoridation-fails-to-reduce-cavities-in-new-york-city-and-nationally-2012-04-11
"New research shows that fluoride chemicals added to U.S. public water supplies are not reducing tooth decay as promoted and promised by government agencies..."Using federal statistics, the West Virginia University Rural Health Research Center reports that urban U.S. children, with more exposure to fluoridated water and dental care, have just as many cavities as less fluoridation-exposed rural children...
"The researchers write: "For children's dental health measures, it was found that fluoridation rates were not significantly related to the measures of either caries or overall condition of the teeth for urban or rural areas."
 

"New York City spends millions of dollars annually on fluoridation. Yet another study proves fluoridation fails in NYC also.  NYC's Chinese-American 2-to-11-year-olds, living in the low-income area of Manhattan's Chinatown have much more primary tooth decay when compared to white and other minority groups nationally (NYS Dental Journal June/July 2011). Most of NYC's Chinese-American children are U.S. born - 63% have primary tooth decay compared to only 38% of children in a national study.

"The authors write, "This high prevalence of caries in the primary dentition is also similar to a national survey of children in mainland China, where three out of four children were found to be affected by caries in primary teeth," averaging about 5 decayed teeth."

WVU study shows fluoride in water supply does not reduce tooth decay
Posted: Apr 11, 2012
http://www.statejournal.com/story/17385876/wvu-study-shows-fluoride-in-water-supply-does-not-reduce-tooth-decay
"A new study conducted by researchers at West Virginia University shows that fluoride added to the U.S. public water supplies have not reduced tooth decay.

"The WVU Rural Health Research Center used federal statistics to conduct the study, according to a news release. The research concludes that children in urban areas who are more exposed to fluoridated water and dental care have as many cavities as children in rural areas who have less exposure to fluoridated water.

"'For children's dental health measures, it was found that fluoridation rates were not significantly related to the measures of either caries or overall condition of the teeth for urban or rural areas,' the researchers write in the report."