title: Fluoridation: a fifty-year-old accepted but unconfirmed hypothesis.
abstract: The fifty-year-old fluoridation hypothesis has not been confirmed. Despite this, millions of people are still medicated with fluoride by government decree, on the assumption that this process has been proved to be entirely safe, and very efficacious in reducing dental caries. In fact, the scientific basis of fluoridation is very unsatisfactory. It is promoted, in the main, by emotion-based 'endorsements' rather than by scientifically-acceptable evidence.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Sutton
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D002170:Canada; D005060:Europe; D005457:Fluoridation / Q000266:history*; D005459:Fluorides / Q000009:adverse effects; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand; D012107:Research Design; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D005459:Fluorides