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.
Yeah, what that’s saying is that US parents are dumb if not cruel to their children. Its pathetic
Yeah, I feel pretty good, living in NJ, that we will be okay for a little while longer. Regardless, though, I spend 2m in the morning and 2m at night with my kids brushing teeth. I hate going to the dentist personally, and the best way to shorten the trip is to give them as little work as possible. Neither of my kids mind the dentist though, it’s a problem.