What happened when Juneau, Calgary axed fluoride from drinking water

Children living in two cities that removed fluoride from drinking water are suffering from shocking levels of severe tooth decay, studies have found. 

Concerns about the naturally occurring mineral's potential health risks drove local officials in Juneau, Alaska and the Canadian city of Calgary to stop adding fluoride to tap water in 2007 and 2011, respectively.   

Since then, both cities have seen a surge in tooth decay among children. 

In Juneau, the average number of procedures to treat tooth decay in children under age six nearly doubled after fluoride was removed — rising from 1.5 treatments per child in 2003 to 2.5 treatments per child in 2012, according to one study…(Read full story)