Löe H
Public Health Rep. 1986 Mar-Apr;101(2):157-62.
It has been 40 years since the first community in the United States added a regulated amount of fluoride to its public water supply to prevent tooth decay. Despite the proven benefits of fluoride, today only 61 percent of the U.S. population on public water supplies receives fluoridated water. Progress in fluoridating water is impeded by antifluoridation campaigns and a change in the way Federal funds are allocated for State and local fluoridation programs. Despite profluoridation efforts by the Public Health Service, American Dental Association, and other organizations, the well-publicized claims of fluoride hazards by opponents have prevented many communities from initiating water fluoridation and have caused other communities to discontinue their programs. The law and half a century of research are on the side of fluoridation, as are new scientific findings indicating that optimal amounts of fluoride may reduce the incidence or severity of osteoporosis.
自美国首个社区在其公共供水系统中添加规定量的氟化物以预防龋齿以来，已经过去了40年。尽管氟化物的益处已得到证实，但如今美国使用公共供水系统的人口中，只有61%能获得加氟水。反氟运动以及联邦资金分配给州和地方氟化物项目方式的改变，阻碍了水氟化处理的进展。尽管公共卫生服务机构、美国牙科协会及其他组织做出了支持加氟的努力，但反对者大肆宣扬的氟化物危害说法，使许多社区无法启动水氟化处理项目，还导致其他社区终止了相关项目。法律和半个世纪的研究都支持水氟化处理，新的科学发现也表明，适量的氟化物可能会降低骨质疏松症的发病率或严重程度。
