State University of New York (SUNY) researchers found more premature births in fluoridated than non-fluoridated upstate New York communities, according to State University of New York (SUNY) researchers found more premature births in fluoridated than non-fluoridated upstate New York communities, according to a presentation made at the American Public Health Association’s annual meeting on November 9, 2009 in Philadelphia.

All infant formulas, whether ready-to-feed,
concentrated or organic, contain fluoride at levels which can discolor
developing teeth, reports the October 2009 Journal of the American
Dental Association (JADA) (1).

"It is not clear that the benefits of
adding fluoride to drinking water outweigh risks of neurodevelopment
or other effects such as dental fluorosis," according to an Institute
for Children's Environmental Health report. (1)Fluoride chemicals are added to 2/3 of U.S. public water supplies
ostensibly to reduce tooth decay. Fluoride is found in dental
products, supplements and virtually all foods and beverages (2)."Excessive fluoride ingestion is known to lower thyroid hormone

 
"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
(JADA).
 

  New York – April 15, 2008 -- Fluoride exposure is rising and causing children’s tooth imperfections, ranging from white spots to brownish discolorations and pitting (fluorosis), dentist Elivir Dincer reports in the New York State Dental Journal. (1) “Such changes in the tooth’s appearance can affect the child’s self-esteem which makes early prevention that much more critical,” writes Dincer.

The Fluoride Action etwork (FAN) charges the American Dental Association (ADA) with
circulating false and misleading information in its newsletter (8/15) that
expressed concern over professional "opposition to community water
fluoridation."(1) 

    ADA misrepresented important findings in the 2006 National Research
Council (NRC)(2) report and trivialized the significance of the dental

In a statement released August 9, 2007, over 600 dentists, physicians, scientists and environmentalists urge Congress to stop water fluoridation until Congressional hearings are conducted. They cite new scientific evidence that fluoridation, long promoted to fight tooth decay, is ineffective and has serious health risks.

New
York -- May 2007 -- Scientists report a link between
dental fluorosis and periodontal disease in the June 2007 Indian Journal of
Dental Research. (1)

New York -- January 19, 2007 -- Without fanfare or public
announcement, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) posted a new fluoride
caution on their website - avoid mixing fluoridated water into concentrated
infant formula to prevent discoloring babies’ new teeth. (1)

There is no dispute that too much fluoride causes dental
fluorosis - white spotted, yellow or brown and sometimes pitted enamel. The CDC
now admits that babies can ingest too much fluoride when fluoridated water
is mixed into their concentrated infant formula and foods. Fluoride is added to
2/3 of public water supplies based on a disproved theory that fluoride ingestion
prevents cavities.

New York - The American Dental Association
(ADA) warned their members, but not the public, that fluoridated water must not
be mixed into concentrated formula or foods intended for babies one year and
younger, in a November 9th ADA e-mail alert.(1) The ADA joins the Food and Drug
Administration in recommending only non-fluoridated water be used for
reconstituting concentrated infant formulas.(1a)
 
Ready to feed U.S. milk-based formulas already contain from 
0.04 to 0.55 milligrams of fluoride per liter (mg/L) of formula. Soy-based
formulas show a range of 0.04 to 0.47 mg/L fluoride (1b). Breastmilk contains a
low 0.005-0.01 mg/L fluoride (1c)  And breastfed babies are less likely to get
tooth decay. (1d)
 
“Who will alert parents,” asks lawyer Paul Beeber, President,
New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc. (NYSCOF).
 
Two-thirds of U.S. public water suppliers add fluoride
chemicals, based on a disproved theory that fluoride ingestion prevents
cavities. And, bottled water with added fluoride is now sold with specific
instructions to mix into infant formula.(2)
 
The ADA reports, “…infants could receive a greater than
optimal amount of fluoride through liquid concentrate or powdered baby formula
that has been mixed with water containing fluoride during a time that their
developing teeth may be susceptible to enamel fluorosis.”(3)  The ADA recommends
using fluoride-free water.
 
Enamel or dental fluorosis is white spotting, yellow, brown
and/or pitted permanent teeth. Pictures:  http://www.fluoridation.com/teeth.htm  Dental
fluorosis is the outward sign of fluoride toxcity. Some studies indicate that
bone damage is more common in children with dental fluorosis. (3a)
 
NYSCOF news releases in 2000 and 2004 (4,5) cited studies
linking fluorosis to infant foods mixed with fluoridated water. Scientific
evidence here: http://www.fluoridealert.org/health/infant/
 
Some scientists also tried in vain to get the word out sooner
as described in “Suppression by Medical Journals of a Warning about Overdosing
Formula-Fed Infants with Fluoride,” published in 1997 in the Journal
Accountability in Research.(10)
 
It took until 2006 for the ADA’s alert, following the Food and
Drug Administration’s October disapproval of fluoridated bottled water marketed
to babies,(6) and after the recent National Research Council’s (NRC) fluoride
report indicating  babies are fluoride overdosed from “optimally” fluoridated
water supplies.(7)
 
“The ADA claims the NRC report didn’t question the safety of
fluoridation(8) but it did, as the ADA now admits,” says Beeber.
 
“The NRC also revealed fluoridation’s adverse effects to the
thyroid gland, diabetics, kidney patients, high water drinkers and others,” says
Beeber.
 
Now, the Centers for Disease Control reports that modern
science shows that fluoride absorbs into enamel topically.(9) However, adverse
effects occur upon ingestion. Further, the CDC admits enamel fluoride
concentration is not inversely related to cavities.
 
The Environmental Protection Agency is required to consider
the most vulnerable populations when setting allowable water fluoride levels. To
protect babies, allowable water fluoride levels must be near zero.
 

The Environmental Working Group analyzed government data in
March 2006 and found that babies are over-exposed to fluoride in most major U.S.
cities.(11)