The article discusses the benefits of water fluoridation, emphasizing its positive impact on dental health, especially for children from low-income families. It addresses the ongoing debate surrounding fluoridation, including conspiracy theories and claims linking it to reduced IQ. However, critics often base their arguments on flawed studies comparing communities with unnaturally high fluoride levels. The article concludes that, at CDC-recommended levels, fluoridation presents clear benefits and that excessive fluoride exposure is where concerns arise, not at the levels used in the US.
Any possible association with low IQ and fluoridation only occurs at excessive levels-levels more than twice the amount used in the US and recommended by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
These findings suggest that, despite the potential harms of excessive fluoride exposure, fluoridation at safe levels offers both individual and societal benefits that would be at risk.
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