Unit 2: Bonding Case Study

Name: _______________________________________

Date: _____________

If your last name is A-L then you will read the PRO Fluorine article,
If your last name is M-Z then you will read the ANTI Fluorine article.
Use the article below as a primary source and find YOUR OWN secondary and tertiary source online!!
What is your stance on water fluoridation?

Im against water fluoridation because it has some negative effects on human

bodies.
Cited Sources, Data & Findings (at LEAST three bullets of information per
source in the box):
(Author, Title of Article, Website for each)
1. Eight reasons why water fluoridation has failed modern civilization (ARTICLE)
Water fluoridation has failed to reduce dental expenditures.
Has actually increased rate of tooth decay.
Has created an epidemic of dental fluorosis.
Responsible for damaging bones, triggering arthritis.
Children develop lower IQS.
Fluoride calcifies the thyroid and pineal glands.
Toxic to formula-fed babies.
2. Healthresearchfunding.org
2 cons of fluoride in drinking water.
Product that causes (The
cancers.

Fluoride may pose a health risk to people who suffer from kidney
disease and extensive use of water fluoridation makes it extremely
hard to avoid.
Too much of this mineral compound might cause spots on the teeth
of kids. Accordingly to a CDC study two out of five adolescents have
tooth spottiness or streaking because of excessive fluoride.
In severe cases, teeth can even be rutted by this mineral.
3. Freshlysqueezedwater.org.uk

Consumption at higher levels over time has been proven to cause

painful bone diseases.
Even at regular level, fluoride can cause dental fluorosis or browning
and pitting of the teeth in children.
Children nine and under should not consume water with fluoride
levels exceeding 2 mg/l.
An estimated 10-15%of young people who receive fluoride suffer
Summarize the
information
you found:
some
degree of fluorosis.

Include data/findings from all sources

Complete sentences, paragraph format
Must be at LEAST 8-10 sentences

Fluoride compounds have been added to water supplies since as early as the 1959s
because claims were made to support fluorides use as cavity preventer. However,
studies conducted even decades before have shown that fluoride is an extremely
hazards substances that should be completely avoided. There are so many different
reasons why water fluoridation has failed modern civilization. Water fluoridation has
created an epidemic of dental fluorosis because fluoride can lead to a form of tooth
decay known as dental fluorosis which is marked by brown or white staining and
corresponding mottling on teeth. Water fluoridation is responsible for damaging
bones, triggering arthritis. Another inconvenient fact about fluoride is that it binds
to receptors throughout the endocrine system that are especially reserved for actual
nutrients. Fluoride may pose a health risk to people who suffer from kidney disease
and extensive use of water fluoridation makes it extremely hard to avoid. Opponent
of fluoridation argue that it is unethical to close the whole population with fluoride
to reach small particles of it. Too much of this mineral compound might cause spots
in the teeth of kids. In severe cases, the teeth can even be rutted by the mineral.
Youngsters who appear to be the most at risk already obtain fluoride in clinical
treatments, mouthwashes, toothpastes and supplements. In conclusion,
consumption of fluoride at higher levels over time has been proven to cause painful
bones disease. However, even at regular levels, fluoride can cause dental fluorosis
and pitting of the teeth in children and the consumption of fluoride can cause
several damages on human bodies and development of diseases such as cancer.