Comment on flouride

• bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I don’t know.

  You don’t need to know. Statistically dental health increases when municipal water is fluoridated.

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  • Doomsider@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Having read many studies on this the consensus is it probably does not help much if the population has adequate dental care.

    cochrane.org/…/water-fluoridation-less-effective-…

    We know what works, dental care and brushing have a huge benefit that is proven.

    The idea of giving everyone fluoride in the water supply is pretty retarded really for several reasons.

    If it naturally occurs fine, but adding it is ridiculous.

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    • bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Ok, so for the poor people without care in those populations we say fuck them?

      The mentally ill that don’t do self care?

      Fluoridation is providing a baseline. “Does not help much” is a useless statement if that includes everyone with the means for higher levels of care.

      There are a bunch of policy decisions that are like this. Yes, it won’t help you. Get over it, you aren’t the whole city.

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      • pyre@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        so for the poor people without care in those populations we say fuck them?

        The mentally ill that don’t do self care?

        yes! someone finally arrived at the entire platform of the republican party: fuck everyone who’s not a rich cunt.

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      • Doomsider@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        You don’t even know where the fluoride comes from that is added to our water supply. Open your fucking eyes and realize it is okay to be wrong

        …osu.edu/…/toxic-treatment-fluorides-transformati…

        Pharmeucutical grade fluoride works great topically. Dumping a toxic chemical in our water supply is borderline insane.

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    • FiskFisk33@startrek.website ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      if the population has adequate dental care.

      you said it yourself.

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• ysjet@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  So you don’t know, but all the data scientists and dentists, who DO know and are subject matter experts, who say it’s a good idea are to be ignored, because of your sheer ignorance?

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  • Doomsider@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Nobody refutes anything I am saying. I think you are confused.

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    • ysjet@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      We’ve refuted it, scientific testing has refuted it, you’re just plugging your ears and refusing to listen because you don’t like the answers.

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      • AmosBurton_ThatGuy@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        And because random social media people spout conspiracies about it and clearly they’re more educated on the topic than actual trained professionals.

        /S

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      • Doomsider@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I said fluoride works topically. Do you deny this? Please provide evidence to the contrary.

        I said there is no way for the body to return fluoride where it is needed. Swallowing fluoride is pointless and unnecessary at best. At worst it is probably not a good idea to have fluoride in your water if you have kidney disease.

        Don’t bother actually, we already no you know literally nothing about this topic.

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• KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  <.< And before it’s swallowed?

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  • Doomsider@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    If it is so good to swallow them why not swallow after brushing. Why are you so obsessed with swallowing something that does not help.

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    • Licksrocks@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Plenty of things we ingest are toxic in high doses, but valuable in smaller amounts.

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      • odelik@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Like everything, including water?

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      • Treachery4524@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Mm like beer

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    • KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Different concentrations. If water is so good for you, why don’t you drink 10 gallons a day?

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      • Doomsider@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        So then you admit there is no point in drinking fluoride then? Miniscule amount does not make a difference and the normal topical amount you use while brushing is not safe to swallow.

        This isn’t rocket science.

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