氟化：一个已被接受但尚未得到证实的50年之久的假说。

Fluoridation: a fifty-year-old accepted but unconfirmed hypothesis.

作者信息

Sutton P R

出版信息

Med Hypotheses. 1988 Oct;27(2):153-6. doi: 10.1016/0306-9877(88)90163-6.

Abstract

The fifty-year-old fluoridation hypothesis has not been confirmed. Despite this, millions of people are still medicated with fluoride by government decree, on the assumption that this process has been proved to be entirely safe, and very efficacious in reducing dental caries. In fact, the scientific basis of fluoridation is very unsatisfactory. It is promoted, in the main, by emotion-based 'endorsements' rather than by scientifically-acceptable evidence.

摘要

有着五十年历史的氟化物防龋假说尚未得到证实。尽管如此，仍有数以百万计的人遵照政府法令摄入氟化物，理由是这一过程已被证明完全安全，且在预防龋齿方面非常有效。事实上，氟化物防龋的科学依据非常不令人满意。它主要是通过基于情感的“认可”来推广，而非基于科学上可接受的证据。