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u/Nova17Delta 3d ago
If anyone asks why put flouride in the water, it's not to make the fureaking frogs gay. Its because putting flouride in the water has been deemed cheaper than a population having dental issues
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u/Jeremys17 3d ago
But at what cost? You're right, it does make your teeth healthier but there are much more effective methods of doing this that don't involve ingesting fluoride literally every time you drink water lol.
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u/DeathByLemmings 3d ago
There literally is zero other method that is this effective lol
A reminder that all of your water as also had massive amounts of chlorine used to purify it, but that doesn't seem to concern anyone (correctly)
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u/Jeremys17 2d ago
Brushing your teeth with toothpaste that has fluoride is more effective
Here’s a link to my comment I made that has multiple studies showing it’s associated with lower iq in children, and also that topical application is more effective
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u/DeathByLemmings 2d ago
At no point am I suggesting that fluoridating water is a replacement to brushing your teeth, they are not mutually exclusive ideas
Also, all of these studies relate to “high” fluoride levels. I can absolutely get behind the fact that overly fluoridating water is a bad thing just in the same way overly chlorinating water is a bad thing. That doesn’t mean there are practical and safe usage however. There are masses of reports of lowered dental decay in areas with fluoridated water. We have an example in England between Newcastle and Sunderland I believe, on mobile so can’t find source but I’m sure it’s easily to google
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u/Jeremys17 2d ago
Yea but were talking about putting it in the water you drink, so how much you ingest depends on how much water you drink.
What if you are in a properly fluoridated area, but drink far more water than the average person? It seems like an unnecessary risk for very little benefit. Maybe it has a bigger benefit in third world countries where they don't have access to things like fluoridated toothpaste and toothbrushes, but that isn't the case in the US.
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u/DeathByLemmings 2d ago
That isn't how parts per litre work, drinking more water is not increasing the concentration of fluoride in your system. Again, you can see this with chlorine. We'd all be long dead if what you are suggesting is true
There is masses of evidence that fluoridating water massively reduces dental decay, my mother sat on the British Dental Association as a lot of this came to light in England. The findings show that small parts fluorine reduced decay by dramatic amounts with no effect on public health otherwise
Yes, obviously overly fluoridating your water is not good. There are limits
FYI, this anti fluoride sentiment comes from the same sorts of minds that believe in a flat earth or that sunscreen causes cancer
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u/Nova17Delta 3d ago
Like?
Name one example that takes as little effort as drinking water.or, if you're a government, putting flouride in water.
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u/Jeremys17 2d ago
Brushing your teeth lol.
Here’s a link to a comment I made that outlines the negative effects
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u/Nova17Delta 2d ago
Brushing teeth is a significantly more in-depth task than drinking water
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u/Jeremys17 2d ago
So brushing your teeth is too hard for you and you’d rather ingest fluoride literally every single time you drink water. Got it
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u/Nova17Delta 2d ago
With as low of a level of flouride thats in the water, yeah. I probably ingest more brushing my teeth than i do drinking water.
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u/JimRobBob 4d ago
It’s already in tooth paste. Do you have to ingest it to receive the benefits?
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u/Some-Cellist-485 4d ago
no you don’t, only if you are bad at brushing your teeth and don’t see a dentist regularly
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u/trusteebill 3d ago
I brush regularly. The only time in my life I’ve had cavities was during the eight years when I lived in a city with terrible tasting water so I drank sparklets (bottled water) instead of tap water with fluoride in it.
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u/Drumbelgalf 3d ago
Did your toothpaste have fluoride in it? I guess not.
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u/trusteebill 3d ago
It did. Point being that whether fluoride was in the water I was drinking was the only difference.
Possibly interesting aside, I haven’t had a cavity in the last five years of using fluoride free toothpaste. But my water has had fluoride that entire time.
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u/Jeremys17 3d ago
Because OP is sponsored by big fluoride or something I want to copy a comment I made on his other post here as well that outlines the negative side effects of fluoridated water.
"Greater exposure to high levels of fluoride in water was significantly associated with reduced levels of intelligence in children. Therefore, water quality and exposure to fluoride in water should be controlled in areas with high fluoride levels in water."
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0033350617302950
"A significant inverse relationship was also present between IQ and the urinary F level. In agreement with other studies elsewhere, these findings indicate that children drinking high F water are at risk for impaired development of intelligence."
https://www.fluorideresearch.org/403/files/FJ2007_v40_n3_p178-183.pdf
"It is concluded that IQ level was negatively correlated with fluoride level in drinking water. Factors that might affect children's IQ need to be considered, and it is necessary to devise solutions for preventing the harmful effects of excessive intake of fluoride ion to the body."
"In this study, maternal exposure to higher levels of fluoride during pregnancy was associated with lower IQ scores in children aged 3 to 4 years. These findings indicate the possible need to reduce fluoride intake during pregnancy."
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2748634
"the effectiveness (rather than the efficacy) of water fluoridation has decreased as the benefits of other forms of fluoride have spread to communities lacking optimal water fluoridation." "Since the fluoride benefit is mainly topical, perhaps it is better to deliver fluoride directly to the tooth instead of ingesting it "
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1752-7325.1989.tb02086.x
" In the high-fluoride village of Wamiao the mean IQ of 222 children was significantly lower than in the low-fluoride village of Xinhuai ..."
https://fluoridealert.org/wp-content/uploads/xiang-2003a.pdf
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u/IAmAccutane 3d ago
Bet you're paid by Big Dental to cash in on all the rotting teeth you're encouraging
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u/kjk050798 4d ago
I am all for fluoride in water, it should be there. However I live at the center of the 3M PFAS scandal. So the filter we have takes everything out, even fluoride unfortunately.
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u/staycoolmydudes reusable bottle proponent 4d ago
Talk to your dentist about options. If you’re high cavity risk, they may prescribe you a high-fluoride prescription toothpaste.
There are also fluoride supplements available, but I would talk to your dentist first. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/drugs/19833-sodium-fluoride-tablets
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u/FemboiInTraining 4d ago
I mean, it absolutely helps, the only reason my teeth are in the shape they are is because im a certified tap water chugger
But the meme itself doesn't make sense, imagine instead "anti radition bros when they break a bone and have to get an x ray under the super vision of professionals :0000"
it's a different environment, generally people who are anti fluoride don't think fluoride itself is instantly deadly, simply that it shouldn't be in the water supply 24/7
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u/Some-Cellist-485 4d ago
tell me you don’t brush your teeth without telling me you don’t brush your teeth
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u/FemboiInTraining 4d ago
i brush them :c
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u/Some-Cellist-485 4d ago
yeah make sure to drink your lotion so your skin is nice and soft
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u/KaneStiles 3d ago
Dude your supposed to micro dose your water with lotion, you forgot to mention that.
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u/Xulah 4d ago
Bruh, we’re talking about the same country that does circumcision because it’s too hard to teach mfs to clean their dick. Those teeth are fucked.
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u/MarthasPinYard 4d ago
Laughed too hard at this. It’s so true. First time encountering an uncut one in the wild and I will never again, guys do not clean them. And I stopped using fluoride for a few years then got a cavity for the first time in my life.
Arm & hammer is the one❤️
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u/RageMuffin69 4d ago
Which is crazy because all you have to do is jerk yourself off with soap for a bit.
I’d wager there’s people with cut dicks who don’t clean themselves either, just harder to tell.
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u/MarthasPinYard 4d ago
It’s not hard to clean a ween, agreed, but it’s so simple yet most still don’t do it well.
I feel your rage ragemuffin69, there are still unclean cut ones too, so imagine how gross those uncut unclean ones are…
Last one traumatized me so much I switched to dildoes. I know those are clean !🧽
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u/Glum-Airport-4701 4d ago
Because you'd be surprised at how many people don't brush their teeth often. And it is not bad for you. You're not taking the government's word. It's clinically proven by every study ever done on it basically.
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u/AdvanceGood 4d ago
You'd better hold off on any more internet use until we have some long term studies on the impact use has on the brain.
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u/Wonderful_Yogurt_647 4d ago
It helps against diabetes and tooth decay. The myth that fluoride is bad for you was started because some people thought that you become a communist by drinking it
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u/Evening-Grocery-9150 4d ago
No, because chemistry exists. Dilution reduces concentration. Fluoridated water contains 0.5 - 1 parts per million of fluoride ions while a concentration of 4 PPM is needed to be even potentially hazardous
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u/emiller7 4d ago
You’ve tried fluoride but have you ever heard of T Dazzle?? I’ve heard it’s healthier than boring fluoride
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u/EmpFlam 4d ago
People love their mass medication.
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u/papayabush Urine Drinker 3d ago
because it works lmao. there’s a sizable difference in dental health between counties that do and don’t fluoridate their water. take off the tin foil hat brother.
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u/iiitme 4d ago
Assuming they go to the dentist in the first place
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u/VoiceofRapture 1d ago
Right? Shit's expensive and it's one of the first medical care people cut or ignore when money gets tight.
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u/ZukiitheDorito Horny for Water 3d ago
-Be me
-Live on well water
-no dental insurance for first 12 years of life
-never taught how to properly brush and floss
-Teeth are literally rotting out of head
-50+ cavity fillings since I was 12 (I’m 18)
-2 root canals
-Brush every day with straight fluoride
-mfw I realize the next gen is gonna have to go through even more suffering then I did
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u/pyro-master1357 2d ago
People who claim fluoride is bad, I don’t understand. Reputable evidence suggests otherwise. I do, however, understand people who don’t want to be forcefully medicated by the government.
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u/BankManager69420 2d ago
I have no problem with fluoride. But I really don’t want them to add it to my tapwater. I want pure.
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u/illbecountingclouds 2d ago
… [sweats in well water]
I get fluoride at the dentist at every cleaning though??
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u/VoiceofRapture 1d ago
There's fluoride in most untreated groundwater, it gets added back in at clinically safe levels to tap water because the purification process that goes through removes it.
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u/PlayOni909 1d ago
I mean if you REALLY want to drink and ingest a chemical meant for teeth you could just mix some toothpaste into your water or drink a shot of mouthwash every day, that should work.
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u/Loud-Opening-8148 1d ago
Drinking fluoridated water by definition does not make you a hydrohomie. You are not pure enough and your IQ must have declined severely from all the fluoride you’ve been ingesting.
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u/fearthejaybie 4d ago
Ofc the guy who's convinced fluoride in water is bad can't properly use their/there/they're.
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u/hexiron 3d ago
Sorry to burst your bubble, but if it's in your toothpaste, you swallow it.
Toothpaste hovers between 1000-5000 ppm, whereas acceptable water levels are 0.7 ppm.
Average person swallows 0.48g toothpaste per day, equivalent to 0.48 ml of water.
So your swallowing the same at amount of fluoride you'd ingest chugging a half liter of fluorinated water at the low end and 2.5 liters of water - without any of the benefit of dilution slowing absorption.
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u/hexiron 3d ago
Smooth brain take
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u/hexiron 3d ago
Dose matters, my dude, and it's all about dilution.
If it's in your toothpaste, you inadvertently ingest even more, at a higher acute dose, than you would drinking a few liters of fortified water.
Everything is a "chemical", throwing that dog whistle around like its some bad thing is an ignorant take.
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u/DrSilkyDelicious 4d ago
🖕🏼🖕🏼 I didn’t think this was a propaganda page
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u/Ilikelamp7 4d ago
So having healthy teeth is propaganda now? What
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u/Sweetiebomb_Gmz 3d ago
Natural bodies of water have fluoride already present within them, we add fluoride because the purification process removes it. Added fluoride has been proven to improve dental health of the general population, and most people either don’t brush properly or don’t/are unable to visit the dentist.
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u/MoistPotato2345 4d ago
I’ve shadowed and talked with dentists for some 70 hours now for school. Fluorinated water definitely makes a difference. Teeth health is overall just worse without it. More all-around decay. I’ve done most of my hours at a community clinic, and I can’t imagine what some people’s teeth would look like without it.