Adding fluoride to water supplies

K K Cheng; Iain Chalmers; Trevor A Sheldon

doi:10.1136/bmj.39318.562951.BE

Adding fluoride to water supplies

BMJ. 2007 Oct 6;335(7622):699-702. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39318.562951.BE.

Authors

K K Cheng¹, Iain Chalmers, Trevor A Sheldon

Affiliation

¹ Public Health Building, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT. k.k.cheng@bham.ac.uk

Abstract

Adding fluoride to water supplies to prevent dental caries is controversial. K K Cheng, Iain Chalmers, and Trevor A Sheldon identify the issues it raises in the hope of furthering constructive public consultation and debate

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Attitude to Health
Cariostatic Agents / administration & dosage*
Cariostatic Agents / adverse effects
Dental Caries / prevention & control*
Fluorides / administration & dosage*
Fluorides / adverse effects
Humans
Public Opinion
Water Supply* / ethics

Substances

Cariostatic Agents
Fluorides