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>> fluoride water > So... tap water? Most countries add flouride to their tap water because it improves dental health. Unless you're a redneck screaming about

>> fluoride water > So... tap water? Most countries add flouride to their tap water because it improves dental health. Unless you're a redneck screaming about alien mind control, that isn't some crazy scary chemical compound. There are legitimate sources [1] today that are questioning the utility of adding fluoride to tap water. Questioning the utility and healthfulness of chemicals added to tap water should not be taboo or related to conspiracy theories. [1] https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/magazine/magazine_article/fluoridated-drinking-water/ https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/magazine/magazine_article/fluor...

vorpalhex 9y ago
Shame on that source for splitting up those two graphs and giving them different axes. Furthermore it doesn't give us the actual incidence rate of cavities between the two groups numerically, or account for differences in dental care. But yes, unsurprisingly, dental care has improved since 1975. I would be horrified if that were not the case. Let's follow that link at the bottom of the story, the one that lists "Letters in response". > On behalf of the American Dental Association and its 159,000 member dentists, I am writing to express sincere concern over the article entitled, “Is fluoridated water safe,” by Nicole Davis that appears in Harvard Public Health, Spring 2016. The article overlooks critical facts about community water fluoridation that must be shared with your esteemed readers and the public at large. https://cdn1.sph.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2016/04/fluoride-letter-ADA.pdf https://cdn1.sph.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/201... > I am writing to express concern that Harvard Public Health would publish an article titled “Is Fluoridated Drinking Water Safe?” in the Spring 2016 issue and to share the reasons why the American Academy of Pediatrics stands behind the safety and effectiveness of community water fluoridation https://cdn1.sph.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2016/04/Fluoride-letter-APA.pdf https://cdn1.sph.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/201... I'm going to stop there, despite there being MANY more letters. Flouride in water is safe. That doesn't mean we can't still research it, ask specific questions and continue being informed, but if you are petitioning to remove flouride from water currently, you are acting irrationally and with no scientific basis whatsoever.

vorpalhex 9y ago

Shame on that source for splitting up those two graphs and giving them different axes. Furthermore it doesn't give us the actual incidence rate of cavities between the two groups numerically, or account for differences in dental care. But yes, unsurprisingly, dental care has improved since 1975. I would be horrified if that were not the case. Let's follow that link at the bottom of the story, the one that lists "Letters in response". > On behalf of the American Dental Association and its 159,000 member dentists, I am writing to express sincere concern over the article entitled, “Is fluoridated water safe,” by Nicole Davis that appears in Harvard Public Health, Spring 2016. The article overlooks critical facts about community water fluoridation that must be shared with your esteemed readers and the public at large. https://cdn1.sph.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2016/04/fluoride-letter-ADA.pdf https://cdn1.sph.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/201... > I am writing to express concern that Harvard Public Health would publish an article titled “Is Fluoridated Drinking Water Safe?” in the Spring 2016 issue and to share the reasons why the American Academy of Pediatrics stands behind the safety and effectiveness of community water fluoridation https://cdn1.sph.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2016/04/Fluoride-letter-APA.pdf https://cdn1.sph.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/201... I'm going to stop there, despite there being MANY more letters. Flouride in water is safe. That doesn't mean we can't still research it, ask specific questions and continue being informed, but if you are petitioning to remove flouride from water currently, you are acting irrationally and with no scientific basis whatsoever.