water fluoridation    This opening sentence is misleading Often fluoridation is without the consent of the individual and is forced medication Controlled should be changed to mandated or required    medication of the water supply fluoride is being used as a medication to enhance teeth health controlled implies the person is knowingly adding fluoride to their water when in fact that is rarely the case  Preceding unsigned comment added by  talk I removed controlled Not really onboard with the rest TippyGoomba talk  The goal of water fluoridation is to prevent a chronic disease whose burdens particularly fall on children and on the poor  Third paragraph first sentence Wiki article on Medication A pharmaceutical drug also referred to as a medicine or medication can be loosely defined as any chemical substance  or product comprising such  intended for use in the medical diagnosis cure treatment or prevention of disease  or prevention of disease is to prevent a chronic disease  Preceding unsigned comment added by  talk