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Are Austin's water fluoridation policies dangerous?
BY WELLS DUNBAR
It depends who you ask.
The reduced form of the highly reactive chemical element fluorine – better known as fluoride – is commonly added to municipal tap water, in order to strengthen our teeth. When we eat sugars and refined carbs, bacteria lurking in our mouths use them to form acids. Eventually the acids can grow strong enough to eat through tooth enamel in a process known as demineralization, which eventually creates cavities. Fluoride promotes remineralization – while that can't plug cavities, it can stop or slow their growth, help build a new coat of enamel, and kill the acid-creating bacteria. That's the theory behind Austin's use of fluoride since the Seventies, re-endorsed this month by an official city report as providing "a public benefit." The federal Centers for Disease Control has recognized water fluoridation as one of "Ten Great Public Health Achievements" of the 20th century, along with other noble causes like vaccinations, infectious disease control, and recognizing the dangers of tobacco.

Or so they'd have you believe............................................ Very long article.