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What the evidence found 3 findings
Based on 12 sources:
PubMed peer-reviewed View
Science Direct peer-reviewed View
Powers Health news View
JAMA Pediatrics peer-reviewed View
American Fluoridation Society institutional View
PMC - NIH peer-reviewed View
PMC - NIH peer-reviewed View
The Dunedin Study institutional View
ScienceDaily news View
Updated consumer risk assessment of fluoride in food and drinking water peer-reviewed View
NTP Monograph: State of the Science Concerning Fluoride institutional View
Citizen Petition Under Section 21 of TSCA institutional View
Based on 9 sources:
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences institutional View
STAT News news View
American Dental Association News institutional View
PubMed peer-reviewed View
CNN news View
PMC - NIH peer-reviewed View
American Council on Science and Health institutional View
ResearchGate peer-reviewed View
PMC peer-reviewed View
Based on 15 sources:
PMC peer-reviewed View
Science Direct peer-reviewed View
Journal of Global Health peer-reviewed View
PMC Research Article peer-reviewed View
American Journal of Managed Care news View
Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology peer-reviewed View
JAMA Pediatrics peer-reviewed View
Environmental Health Perspectives peer-reviewed View
JAMA Pediatrics peer-reviewed View
PubMed peer-reviewed View
STAT News news View
I Like My Teeth institutional View
PMC - NIH peer-reviewed View
PMC - NIH peer-reviewed View
CareQuest Institute for Oral Health institutional View
What research hasn't answered 3 gaps
PubMed peer-reviewed View
Science Direct peer-reviewed View
Powers Health news View
JAMA Pediatrics peer-reviewed View
American Fluoridation Society institutional View
Sources 18 findings
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2019 Green argumentation
2015 Broadbent argumentation
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