Fluoridation POLL

Here's an interesting one.

I grew up without flouridated water and had really soft teeth. But it had nothing to do with the water. It was diet. Fixed the diet and the teeth hardened up so much the dentist comments changed to "see you if you break something".

Flouride works best applied directly to the surface of teeth. Brushing with flouridated toothpaste does this very well. Adding it to water does SFA.

If you want to make a difference to the worst kids teeth. You'll need to start flouridating coke.

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Originally Posted by Dougal

If you want to make a difference to the worst kids teeth. You'll need to start flouridating coke.

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I agree with Dougal, here's another story on this subject, in my younger years I grew up on Coke and lollies, very rarely brushed my teeth and today at 58, I have all my teeth, well all the most important ones(minus a couple) my personal opinion is, some people have good teeth and some don't, I don't think putting floride in the water will do much for either good teeth or taste, oh and I grew up in Nth west NSW and teenage years were Newcastle, these places don't fluoridate their water, well they didn't back then.

Oh and I voted yes Ben, can't hurt I guess.

Baz.

if some else wants to add fluoride they can put it in their own water at home. That's my thoughts

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Originally Posted by rangie ute on 38''

if some else wants to add fluoride they can put it in their own water at home. That's my thoughts

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Well mate I do not like fluoride in the water, so I respect the majority and installed an under the sink filter system which remove heaps of "add ons" and the water taste great.

I think stop it altogether.

My mate is a dentist and his income is suffering, only making about $350K/year because the kids aren't getting sufficient tooth decay and there is only so many people who will pay for cosmetic dentistry. He wants some good Ol tooth decay to bring in the bucks! :wasntme:

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Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

I think stop it altogether.

My mate is a dentist and his income is suffering, only making about $350K/year because the kids aren't getting sufficient tooth decay and there is only so many people who will pay for cosmetic dentistry. He wants some good Ol tooth decay to bring in the bucks! :wasntme:

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:Rolling:

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Originally Posted by Dougal

Here's an interesting one.

I grew up without flouridated water and had really soft teeth. But it had nothing to do with the water. It was diet. Fixed the diet and the teeth hardened up so much the dentist comments changed to "see you if you break something".

Flouride works best applied directly to the surface of teeth. Brushing with flouridated toothpaste does this very well. Adding it to water does SFA.

If you want to make a difference to the worst kids teeth. You'll need to start flouridating coke.

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How do you drink water so it doesn't touch your teeth?

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Originally Posted by waz

How do you drink water so it doesn't touch your teeth?

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My ol' gran does all the time. She takes them out before she drinks.

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Originally Posted by waz

How do you drink water so it doesn't touch your teeth?

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It's more a direct application in a more concentrated form (i.e topical, brushing it directly onto the teeth.)
It's like saying why use a bar of soap when you can just dunk your hands in soapy water.