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Fluoride has long been used to help prevent tooth decay. While some object to its presence in toothpaste and public water supplies, a vast body of research finds fluoride safe and effective at keeping teeth healthy.

5 Great Resources on Fluoride

• American Dental Association (ADA): Fluoride and Fluoridation
• KidsHealth: Fluoride and Water
• MedlinePlus: Fluoride
• Mayo Clinic: Sodium Fluoride
• American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD): Fluoride

What is Fluoride?

• MedicineNet: Definition of Fluoride
• American Dental Hygenist's Association (ADHA): Fluoride Facts
• Wikipedia: Fluoride
• Green Facts: Scientific Facts on Fluoride
• Colgate World of Care: Fluoride and Your Teeth

What Are The Uses for Fluoride?

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Recommendations for using fluoride to prevent and control dental caries in the United States
• International Society for Fluoride Research: Fluoride
• Wikipedia: Fluoride Therapy
• CDC: The Benefits of Fluoride
• British Dental Journal: Experts confirm the benefits of fluoride for dental health (2007)
• Vitamins and Nutrition Center: Fluoride Benefits
• Health Politics: Fluoride: Going Beyond Good Teeth

What Are The Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Fluoride?

• World Health Organization (WHO): Chemical Hazards in Drinking Water - Fluoride
• Fluoride Action Network (FAN): Fluoride Hazards Reported
• Thyroid Info: Fluoride: A Bad Idea Whose Time Has Passed

What are the Alternatives to Fluoride?

• National Geographic Green Guide: Take Care of Your Teeth Without Chemicals
• Health World: Are there Alternatives to Fluoride?

Wisdom, Blogs, and Message Boards about Fluoride

• Dental Health Blog: Fluoride - Benefits to Teeth
• Google Groups: The Health Hazards of Fluoride
• Fluoride News Tracker: Fluoride News Tracker
• That's Fit: What Happens When We Get Too Much Fluoride
• Fluoride Dangers: Dentists Are Big Fat Liars
• Dental Blogs: Dentistrytogo Podcast with Dr. Bill Osmundson

Clinical Trials for Fluoride

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Fluoride Studies
• Fluoride Action Network Health Effects: Fluoride-Induced Bone Fractures in Human Clinical Trials

Controversy and Lawsuits about Fluoride

• National Geographic Green Guide: Protecting Your Kids This Fall: Fluoride, Ozone and Mercury
• Breiner Whole-Body Health Center: The Fluoride Controversy
• Doctor Yourself: Fluoridation
• My Fox Boston: Fluoride & Bone Cancer: Is Harvard Professor Hiding a Link?
• Fluoridation.com: Fluoride: Protected Pollutant or Panacea?
• New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc.: Arsenic in my Fluoride? CDC admits Yes!
• What Doctors Don't Tell You: Toothpaste - A close brush with poison

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