1. Best Research Money Can Buy
    nyscof nyscof United States says:
    July 29, 2011 at 6:29 AM

    The main author of this study, Chester Douglass "has written reviews of the literature for several companies that sell, reimburse for, or do research on preventive dentistry products, most notably GlaxoSmithKline, Colgate-Palmolive, Dentsply, Quintile, Delta Dental Plans, and the United States Public health Service (USPHS)," according to the acknowledgment section of this study.

    C Hayes (co-author) "has done limited consulting with Procter & Gamble."

    This study has some major flaws. Here are three: 1) The controls had bone cancer also 2) The Controls were much older than the Cases (Median age 41 and 17.6 years-old, respectively (Fluoride builds up in bone with age) 3) Osteosarcoma occurs more frequently in teenage boys. In the Douglass study 53% of the cases were male but 71% of the controls were male
    80% of the cases were 0-29 years old but only 41% of the controls were 0 – 29 years old

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