We have had plenty of gish gallopers on the Making Sense of Fluoride Facebook page and dealing with one is usually a waste of time. You would spend many long hours reading and then debunking materials. Rinse and repeat. Sometimes if you are quick enough you get a nice win. The Gish Gallop [...]
Declan Waugh is continually searching the scientific literature to find something, anything, he can use to discredit community water fluoridation. Problem is, he really doesn't read things properly and any close checking of his claims show they are just not warranted. However, his lack of checking must have left him with a red face the [...]
Is theobromine better than fluoride? "An organic compound, theobromine, found in chocolate is better than fluoride at remineralising and hardening tooth enamel, according to a new study published in Caries Research. The study investigated the surface micro-hardness of enamel after artificial enamel lesions were treated with theobromine, fluoride or artificial saliva. While artificial saliva did [...]
I have made a list of peer-reviewed papers from this year that I've found. Conclusion - it is still an effective way to prevent dental caries. Fluoridation and dental caries severity in young children treated under general anaesthesia: an analysis of treatment records in a 10-year case series. http://europepmc.org/abstract/MED/23550501 "Children with severe dental caries had statistically [...]