Examples of fluoridated

• Other uncontrolled external variables, such as nutrition, fluoridated water consumption, tooth-brushing, flossing and fluoride treatments might also have influenced the outcome.

• There is no evidence that fluoridated water is necessary in order that people should have healthy teeth.

• There are many diabetics whose health will not be improved by drinking fluoridated water.

• If fluoridation in the food chain is a benefit in unfluoridated areas, as the health department claims, it must be above optimal in fluoridated areas.

• Most of the worst districts for tooth decay were not fluoridated; a number of these are in the north-west.

• Its water supply was fluoridated in 1986; 10 years later the rate of tooth decay in five year-olds has halved.

• Natural fluoride concentrations are periodically monitored by the water undertaker in areas which are not artificially fluoridated.

• Any convincing evidence of harm to general health as a result of drinking artificially fluoridated water at one part per million has yet to emerge.

• There is evidence that the use of fluoridated water is discouraged for artificial kidney patients.

• These league tables show that, in general, districts with the best oral health were fluoridated.

• There is no difference whatsoever between artificially fluoridated and naturally fluoridated water.

• However, the areas which were not previously fluoridated remain that way, which is a decision of the water company.

• If children are having fluoridated water, there is no need for them to have fluoridated milk.

• They are not being fluoridated artificially any more.

• Does he not see that in 19 of the best 20 constituencies for dental health the water is not fluoridated?