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FLUORIDATION of communal water supplies is expanding rapidly in the United States, and it has been recommended that water supplies in Britain should also be treated1. Nevertheless, it is generally recognized that Britons already take appreciable amounts of fluorine in their tea, which is rich in this element. Experiments detailed in this communication deal with the effect of tea infusion on dental caries in the rat.
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GERSHON-COHEN, J., McCLENDON, J. Fluorine in Tea and Caries in Rats. Nature 173, 304–305 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/173304a0
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