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CUTLINE: Dr. Finley Grant takes care of a patient's pearly whites at his office in Moses Lake. Dentists and doctors are pushing for more city and county support for further fluoridation of the water supply.<br>CUTLINE 2: Dr. Craig Harder takes care of a patient's pearly whites at his office in Moses Lake. Dentists and doctors are pushing for more city and county support for further fluoridation of the water supply.<br>CUTLINE 3: This is what teeth of a person with excessive fluoride intake, or fluorosis, look like. This condition is only long-term studies say, and although it is used by opponents of water fluoridation as an argument against it, it can only happen if too much fluoride is ingested over a number of years.

CUTLINE: Dr. Finley Grant takes care of a patient's pearly whites at his office in Moses Lake. Dentists and doctors are pushing for more city and county support for further fluoridation of the water supply.<br>CUTLINE 2: Dr. Craig Harder takes care of a patient's pearly whites at his office in Moses Lake. Dentists and doctors are pushing for more city and county support for further fluoridation of the water supply.<br>CUTLINE 3: This is what teeth of a person wit…

August 4, 2004

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Fluoride in water a debated benefit
August 4, 2004 9 p.m.

Fluoride in water a debated benefit

While doctors support the move for the common good; opponents say it's a matter of personal choice