50 years ago, fluoridation was promoted as a bone protector
Excerpt from the November 5, 1966, issue of Science News
DRINK UP While fluoridated water isn’t the cure for everything that ails you, it does reduce tooth decay by 25 percent in kids and adults alike.
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Fluoridation lessens disease in adults — Antifluoridationists … not only “have little concern for the preservation of children’s teeth,” but “are contributing to the ill health of all of us, young and old alike,” [said] Dr.