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> There is evidence both ways, the original reports were that children's dental health improved after they stopped fluoridation in the 70s. Has that effect bee
by bandyaboot 3y ago
> There is evidence both ways, the original reports were that children's dental health improved after they stopped fluoridation in the 70s.
Has that effect been persistent? I would think the news of flouride being removed from the water would cause an increase in dental health diligence, but I would also be surprised if that effect didn’t wane over time.
- mvdwoord 3y agoI remember growing up in the 80s in the Netherlands I used to get daily fluoride tablets, from a small pink bottle. Did not persist long I believe, but was definitely common back then.
- s1artibartfast 3y agoI don't know what they do in the Netherlands, but in rural parts of the United States where people are on well water, fluoride treatments are common. Florida is directly applied to the teeth during a dental visit, then washed out. Anecdotally, this is what I had and I have great Dental Health despite for brushing hygiene. I often skip brushing my teeth and almost never floss and haven't had a cavity in 40 years
- bandyaboot 3y agoFwiw, I’ve pretty much always lived with access to municipal water with added flouride and have also always been given flouride treatment at the dentist. I think the latter is pretty universal in the US.