The fluoride wars : how a modest public health measure became America's longest-running political melodrama / R. Allan Freeze, Jay H. Lehr.

Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, [2009], ©2009.

ix, 383 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A story of our times -- A clash of absolutes -- A tale of two cities -- Two women -- The road to fluoridation -- Fluorophobia -- Look Ma. no cavities : fluoride and teeth -- Fluoride and health -- EPA and the MCLs -- Riding the tiger : the dosage issue -- Science and not science -- Money, motive, and risk -- The light at the end of the tunnel.