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by TazeTSchnitzel 4026 days ago
It's trivial to find sources for the effectiveness of fluoride in preventing tooth decay (Google -> Wikipedia -> a citation leads you here: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5014a1.htm). There are also studies on water fluoridation's impacts, though it's harder to test that, by nature.
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Oh hey, published by the "Fluoride Recommendation Work Group"! Wonder what their agenda is?

You have only to look up the rates of tooth decay among non-fluoridated countries to find that there is no difference whatsoever.

> Oh hey, published by the "Fluoride Recommendation Work Group"! Wonder what their agenda is?

It doesn't matter what theirs is, the link I gave you isn't useful as a source, but as a list of sources.