Cancer-Linked Fluoride Doesnt Even Effectively Prevent CavitiesMike Barrett Interestingly, research shows that the supposed benefits arent really what they appear at all, and that fluoride actually has no positive effect on reducing tooth decay or cavity development. The West Virginia University Rural Health Research Center reports that urban U.S. children, with more exposure to fluoridated water and dental care, have just as many cavities as less fluoride-exposed rural children. Since the 1940s, fluoride has been added to the water supply as a claimed method of preventing tooth decay. It was once believed (and still believed by some), that the primary benefits for teeth resulted from fluoride ingestion during the tooth-forming years. However, it is now thought by scientists, dentists, and researchers, that fluorides primary benefit comes fromtopical treatment, andnot from ingestion. Fluoride has also been shown to be ineffective at preventing tooth decay in thepits and fissuresof teeth, which is where most decay occurs. Adding to the downfall of fluoride use in our water supplies, the ineffective tooth-protecting nature of fluoride is accompanied by some serious health-related downfalls. In 1997, it was shown that water fluoridation caused about 10,000 cancer deaths in epidemiological studies by Dr. Dean Burk, former head of the Cytochemistry Section at the National Cancer Institute and Yiamouyiannis. Another research paper documents how fluoride ingestion causes tumor growth rates to increase by 25% at only 1 ppm (part per million), while also producing melanotic tumors and increasing carcinogenesis of other chemicals. Based on the research at hand, it is safe to say that fluoride ingestion should be avoided if at all possible. Investing in a reverse osmosis water filtration unit is one solution to reducing fluoride ingestion, while drinking distilled waterfor 3-6 months may also reduce the soft tissue fluoride levels. Explore More: This article first appeared at Natural Society, an excellent resource for health news and vaccine information. 