Fluoride Supplements: Another Ineffective Drug With Unwanted Side Effects

“There is weak and inconsistent evidence that the use of fluoride supplements prevents dental caries [cavities] in primary teeth,” according to a systematic review of fluoride supplement research published in the November 2008 Journal of the American Dental Association. The authors could find only one study, from China, showing any fluoride cavity-preventing benefit to primary teeth and that study was probably biased with a high withdrawal rate, the authors write.

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Filed under: Dentistry on June 5th, 2009