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Dent. 1996;56(5 Spec No):246-52.  The fluoridation war: a
scientific dispute or a religious argument?  Author information
• Department of Stomatology, University of California, San
Francisco 94143-0512, USA.   Communal water fluoridation is not
considered controversial by the vast majority of the scientific
community; however, politically it has persisted as an issue
that many legislators and community leaders have avoided because
of an aura of dispute, it has been a battleground for vigorous
opposition by a very small but outspoken minority who have
fought it with the dedication of religious zealots. This paper
reviews the nature of the opposition, who they are, the broad
thrust of their arguments, some of the specific issues they have
raised, and their techniques.  [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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