Assertion: fluoride | /r/CapableOf | aggrevate mental retardation
Facets:
value: in the offspring
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The FDA ban was accompanied by the statement that "fluorides use did not impart stronger teeth or prevent tooth decay in the newborn" and that "there is scientific debate as to whether fluorides might aggrevate mental retardation and Mongolism in the offspring".