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"Taken together, the present study provided in vivo and in vitro evidence reveals a potential mechanism for fluoride-induced aberrant osteoblast activation and indicates that β-catenin is the pivot molecule mediating viability and differentiation of osteoblasts ..."
" ... and might be a therapeutic target for skeletal fluorosis."
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9 Apr
Hydrofluoric acid. Bad stuff. publicintegrity.org/environment/ch…
"#Fluoride occurs in drinking water primarily as free fluoride. When ingested some fluorides combine with hydrogen ions to form hydrogen fluoride (HF), depending on the pH of the contents of the stomach (2.4% HF at pH 5; 96% HF at pH 2)."
"HF easily crosses the gastric epithelium, and is the major form in which fluoride is absorbed from the stomach"
nap.edu/read/11571/cha…
Read 15 tweets
9 Apr
What's that gang? You say it is #FluorideFriday? Why yes, yes it is! -|- "#Fluoride is highly effective at preventing caries and its use over the last 50 years has transformed dental health.” irelandsdentalmag.ie/fluoridation-t…
Ireland again. -|- "In 2002, a ‘north-south’ survey showed a substantial decline from 1984 in dental caries in both fluoridated and non-fluoridated communities in the Republic of Ireland, and in the non-fluoridated population of Northern Ireland."
"Reducing the underlying cause of disease through the restoration of normality, rather than adding a protective factor, is a more radical approach, and does not come with the risk of unwanted effects such as dental fluorosis.”
Read 14 tweets
8 Apr
Statement Submitted on Behalf of the American Medical Association by Dr George F Lull, Secretary and General Manager to the House Select Committee to Investigate Use of Chemicals With Special Reference to #Fluoridation of Drinking Water February 27 1952
Another difference between now and then. Concern with using supplements of #fluorine, in addition to #fluoridation, is today no longer a concern, or talked about much. And it is #ThrowBackThursday, #fumblethumbs
Read 5 tweets
8 Apr
"The objective of this paper is to highlight how the current system endangers the reliability of scientific research and the very foundations of the trust system on which modern healthcare is based."

jme.bmj.com/content/early/…
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7 Apr
For a #WaybackWednesday this week, we go back to 1953-ish and "An Analysis of the Delaney Committee Report on the Fluoridation of Drinking Water". In which proponents of #fluoridation give lots of reasons why ignoring new research is a good thing. industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/docs/#id=fpkf0…
For another #WaybackWednesday this week, we go back to 2019. In which proponents of #fluoridation give lots of reasons why ignoring new research is a good thing.
dropbox.com/s/64fip99odb33…
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6 Apr
Some #TuesdayThoughts. From "The Philosophy Of A Successful Dental Practice", Robert Jones DDS 1960. Image
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