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ArticleArchives of toxicology2026

Between evidence and allegation: factual accuracy in discussions on fluoride toxicity and research integrity.

Andrea Buettner, Patrick Diel, Gerhard Eisenbrand, Bernd Epe, Petra Först, Tilman Grune, Sabine Guth, Dirk Haller, Volker Heinz, Michael Hellwig and 14 more

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Article in Archives of toxicology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

24 authors.

Andrea BuettnerChair of Aroma and Smell Research, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Henkestrasse 9, 91054, Erlangen, Germany.
Patrick DielDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Sports Medicine, Institute of Cardiovascular Research and Sports Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6, 50933, Cologne, Germany.
Gerhard EisenbrandKühler Grund, 48/1, 69126, Heidelberg, Germany.
Bernd EpeInstitute of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Mainz, 55128, Staudingerweg, Mainz, Germany.
Petra FörstFood Process Engineering, TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Weihenstephaner Berg 1, 85354, Freising, Germany.
Tilman GruneGerman Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE), Arthur-Scheunert-Allee 114-116, 14558, Nuthetal, Germany.
Sabine GuthDepartment of Toxicology, Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors (IfADo), Ardeystrasse 67, 44139, Dortmund, Germany.
Dirk HallerChair of Nutrition and Immunology, Technical University of Munich, Gregor-Mendel-Strasse 2, 85354, Freising, Germany.
Volker HeinzDIL German Institute of Food Technology, Professor-von-Klitzing-Strasse 7, 49610, Quakenbrück, Germany.
Michael HellwigChair of Special Food Chemistry, Technical University Dresden, Bergstrasse 66, 01062, Dresden, Germany.
Hans-Ulrich HumpfInstitute of Food Chemistry, Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 45, 48149, Münster, Germany.
Henry JägerUniversity of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Gregor-Mendel-Strasse 33, Vienna, 1180, Austria.
Sabine E KullingInstitute of Applied Biosciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Adenauerring 20A, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Alfonso LampenRisk Assessment Strategies, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Max‑Dohrn‑Strasse 8‑10, 10589, Berlin, Germany.
Marcel LeistDivision for In Vitro Toxicology and Biomedicine, Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitaetsstrasse 10, 78464, Konstanz, Germany.
Angela MallyDepartment of Toxicology, University of Würzburg, Versbacher Strasse 9, 97078, Würzburg, Germany.
Doris MarkoDepartment of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Strasse 38, Vienna, 1090, Austria.
Ute NöthlingsInstitute for Nutrition and Food Science, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn, Fiedrich-Hirzebruch-Allee 7, 53115, Bonn, Germany.
Elke RöhrdanzUnit Reproductive and Genetic Toxicology, Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM), Kurt-Georg-Kiesinger Allee 3, 53175, Bonn, Germany.
Angelika RothDepartment of Toxicology, Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors (IfADo), Ardeystrasse 67, 44139, Dortmund, Germany.
Joachim SprangerCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany.
Stefan ViethsPaul-Ehrlich-Institute, Paul-Ehrlich-Strasse 51-59, 63225, Langen, Germany.
Wim WätjenInstitute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Weinbergweg 22, 06120, Halle (Saale), Germany.
Jan G HengstlerDepartment of Toxicology, Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors (IfADo), Ardeystrasse 67, 44139, Dortmund, Germany. hengstler@ifado.de.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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PMID42678400
PMCPMC13593672

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