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San Diego Fluoridation Update


by Carey O’Rielly, DDS


According to the American Dental Association (ADA), fluoride intake above optimal levels


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creates a risk for dental fluorosis, which can permanently discolor and corrode the enamel of developing teeth. While the optimum fluoride level for adults is promoted at 0.7 to 1.5 parts per mil- lion, the U.S. Food and Drug Adminis- tration and subsequent ADA advisories have recognized that safe levels for infants must be far less. Babies who are given formulas mixed with tap water in fluoridated communities are of concern because of their small body size. Also of concern are children who drink fluoridated wa- ter and eat food with fluoride additives, because the concentrations may exceed the amounts recommended by the FDA and ADA. Fluoride is sometimes added to pesticides to make them more sticky, especially those used with grapes, so grapes and grape juice concentrates may also contain fluoride.


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to the Los Angeles Water Commission in November 2007, infants have the highest tap water consumption per unit body weight, with some infants reach- ing more than 250 milliliter per kilo- gram per day. This is especially relevant today, because San Diego is slated to receive fluoridated water in November 2010—despite the fact that section 67 of the San Diego municipal code prohibits treatment of the water supply with fluoride. The water treatment is being paid


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