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Utahns might want to look at their toothpaste ingredients now that fluoride is banned from drinking water.
In January of 1945, Grand Rapids, Michigan, became the first city in the world to add fluoride to its public water supply.
In January of 1945, Grand Rapids, Michigan, became the first city in the world to add fluoride to its public water supply. Then, the city—along with the U.S. Public Health Service, the Michigan Department of Health and the University of Michigan School of Dentistry—began a 10-year study to determine the effectiveness of fluoride in the prevention of tooth decay.
Grand Rapids was chosen because of its large population of school-age children and its closeness to Lake Michigan, which is mostly free of natural fluoride. By 1955, the study had shown a 65% reduction in tooth decay.
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