“…14 These beneficial effects led the cities of Newburgh, New York, and Evanston, Illinois, to fluoridate their public drinking water. 15,16 Children who consumed fluoridated water throughout their lives in Newburgh had a 58% lower rate of decayed, missing, and/or filled teeth compared to children of the same age in neighboring Kingston, New York-a community without fluoridated water. 15 Even older children of Newburgh who were not exposed to fluoridated water all of their lives had a 41-52% lower risk of dental caries compared with Kingston children of matched ages.…”