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.
But why put it in the water and drink it, better to have in in toothpaste and mouthwash if you can’t brush
Because it’s shown that adding it to the drinking water is safe for human consumption and at the same time causes significantly lower dental issues. It’s a jet positive, always has been
It actually works much better in salt: your teeth are exposed to higher concentrations of fluoride for longer periods of time, yet you consume less total fluoride. Plenty of countries fluoridate salt much like we iodize it.
Poor people. To repeat myself:
Fair point. Although I’ve used my 2$ toothbrush for two years now. I think even if you’re poor you could get a toothbrush. Even if you don’t afford toothpaste just brushing goes a long way.
My cousins never brush their teeth, but they drink tap water. Their teeth has outlasted their parents teeth by 10 years and counting