Academics say plans to expand fluoridation in the North East need 'careful thought'.
The benefits of fluoridating water appear to have declined since fluoride toothpaste became widely availableIt comes as the government considers whether to expand fluoridation in north-east England.
They said the advantage now for children was only a "quarter of a tooth" not decayed, missing or filled on average.Northumbrian Water has supplied artificially fluoridated water since the late 1960s to Chester-le-Street, Consett, and Stanley in County Durham, Alnwick, Hexham and Cramlington in Northumberland, and parts of North Tyneside, Newcastle and Gateshead.
"Water fluoridation is only having a modest benefit, and those benefits may take years to be realised," she said.
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