Developmental fluoride neurotoxicity: an updated review

• Published in: Environmental health Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 110 - 17
• Main Author: Grandjean, Philippe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 19.12.2019; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescent Development - drug effects; Analysis; Benchmarking; Child; Child Development - drug effects; Child, Preschool; Children; Cognitive disorder; Cognitive disorders; Dental caries; Disabilities; Drinking water; Epidemiology; Fluoridation; Fluoride poisoning; Fluorides - toxicity; Groundwater; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Intellectual disability; Poisoning; Pregnant women; Public health; Public health movements; Review; Canada; China; Dental caries; Drinking water; Cognitive disorder; Intellectual disability; Prenatal exposure delayed effects; Fluoridation; Fluoride poisoning; Neurotoxic disorder

After the discovery of fluoride as a caries-preventing agent in the mid-twentieth century, fluoridation of community water has become a widespread intervention, sometimes hailed as a mainstay of modern public health. However, this practice results in elevated fluoride intake and has become controver...