Florida and Utah have already removed fluoridation from public water systems. What if the rest of the country follows?
The long-term effects of banning fluoride from public drinking water across the country could cost families billions of dollars and result in millions of rotten teeth, a new analysis predicts.
The study, published Friday in JAMA Health Forum, shows that if all 50 states stopped community water fluoridation programs, kids in the U.S. could expect to develop 25.4 million more cavities within the next five years.
That’s the equivalent of a decayed tooth in 1 out of every 3 children.
The number of cavities would more than double in 10 years, to 53.8 million.
You underestimate poverty and child neglect a lot
You mean State neglect. Toothpaste should be free if you’re poor
Extend that out.
All basic health care products should be free for everyone regardless of income.
If they’re so neglected they’re not brushing their teeth, fluoride in the water is not going to help much.
Demonstrably false
Obviously floride in water is not a substitute for toothpaste, but it has been shown to have the greatest effects amongst the poorest children. Spreading lies just leads to poor kids with cavities
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6439886/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0300571200000051
Maybe I’m not spreading lies, maybe I’m merely misinformed. Fuck off. Great way to get me listening to you.