No fluoride in Calgary's drinking water leads to rise in kids tooth decay, says study

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No fluoride in Calgary's drinking water leads to rise in kids tooth decay, says study

A new study finds tooth decay in children has become worse in Calgary since the city stopped adding fluoride to drinking water in 2011.

The study, published today in the journal Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, compared Grade 2 students in Calgary and Edmonton.

Edmonton was chosen as a comparison city because that city still adds fluoride to its drinking water.

Lindsay McLaren, the study's lead author, is a researcher with the University of Calgary's Cumming School of Medicine.

McLaren told the Calgary Eyeopener's David Gray that dental cavities actually increased in both Calgary and Edmonton over the time period of the study, but "it got worse in Calgary, where fluoridation was stopped, than in Edmonton."

No fluoride in Calgary's drinking water leads to rise in kids tooth decay, says study - Calgary - CBC News

 

[CDNBear]

Anti Alberta spam...

 

[mentalfloss]

Cause and effect clear, says study author

McClaren said the study is clear about the cause and effect at play.

"We designed the study so we could be as sure as possible that [the increased tooth decay] was due to [fluoride] cessation rather than due to other factors," she told the CBC.

"We systematically considered a number of other factors ... and in the end, everything pointed to fluoridation cessation being the most important factor."

 

[CDNBear]

Still just anti Alberta spam...

 

[mentalfloss]

How?

 

[CDNBear]

Anti Alberta spam...

 

[petros]

Metrics

 

[JLM]

No fluoride in Calgary's drinking water leads to rise in kids tooth decay, says study

A new study finds tooth decay in children has become worse in Calgary since the city stopped adding fluoride to drinking water in 2011.

The study, published today in the journal Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, compared Grade 2 students in Calgary and Edmonton.

Edmonton was chosen as a comparison city because that city still adds fluoride to its drinking water.

Lindsay McLaren, the study's lead author, is a researcher with the University of Calgary's Cumming School of Medicine.

McLaren told the Calgary Eyeopener's David Gray that dental cavities actually increased in both Calgary and Edmonton over the time period of the study, but "it got worse in Calgary, where fluoridation was stopped, than in Edmonton."

No fluoride in Calgary's drinking water leads to rise in kids tooth decay, says study - Calgary - CBC News

Probably has more to do with the little buggers eating too many lollipops and not cleaning their teeth properly!

 

[mentalfloss]

Probably not if you actually read the article.