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I grew up on spring water from a (small?) cavern system in my backyard. People can say what they want about fluoride, but I truly believe it makes quite the dif

I grew up on spring water from a (small?) cavern system in my backyard. People can say what they want about fluoride, but I truly believe it makes quite the difference in dental health based on my experiences.

copperx 2y ago
I'd rather keep my IQ points than have a decent smile.
- foxyv 2y ago
  > How Poor Oral Hygiene Could Affect Your Child’s IQ? https://www.ba-dentist.com/how-poor-oral-hygiene-could-affect-your-childs-iq/#:~:text=The%20Connection%20Between%20Oral%20Health%20and%20IQ%20In%20Children,-A%20recent%20study&text=The%20researchers%20believe%20that%20this,scores%20and%20poorer%20academic%20performance https://www.ba-dentist.com/how-poor-oral-hygiene-could-affec....
  - copperx 2y ago
    That's nice, but fluoride does not improve oral health; it just replaces calcium .
    - cma 2y ago
      Isn't that like saying steel armor doesn't improve ship battle resilience, it just replaces wood? There are multiple aspects of oral health that it might not help, but it can e.g. help prevent cavities and infections from them.
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    - foxyv 2y ago
      It replaces hydroxide ions between phosphates in the calcium hydroxyapatite crystal structure of the enamel. This reduces the loss of calcium due to the mild solubility of the mineral and neutralization reaction of the hydroxide with acids. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7339990/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7339990/
TeaBrain 2y ago
It's largely not controversial that it is beneficial to dental health in low concentrations. The issues arise when the concentrations are higher, due to fluoride's neurotoxic potential and it's potential to compete with iodine.
Eumenes 2y ago
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- foxyv 2y ago
  West Virginia isn't too bad incest wise. About the same as California honestly. However they are in fact dirt poor. Poverty is the main indicator of "Low IQ." Along with race of course. IQ is kind of a shit measurement. https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/most-inbred-states https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/most-inbred...
  - canadianfella 2y ago
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- xkqd 2y ago
  Some of the most affluent parts of the country still rely on well water. Look at horse country 45min outside of Philadelphia, they seem to have pretty good teeth. Now for your tone, I’m not sure. Be polite.

copperx 2y ago

I'd rather keep my IQ points than have a decent smile.

foxyv 2y ago
> How Poor Oral Hygiene Could Affect Your Child’s IQ? https://www.ba-dentist.com/how-poor-oral-hygiene-could-affect-your-childs-iq/#:~:text=The%20Connection%20Between%20Oral%20Health%20and%20IQ%20In%20Children,-A%20recent%20study&text=The%20researchers%20believe%20that%20this,scores%20and%20poorer%20academic%20performance https://www.ba-dentist.com/how-poor-oral-hygiene-could-affec....
- copperx 2y ago
  That's nice, but fluoride does not improve oral health; it just replaces calcium .
  - cma 2y ago
    Isn't that like saying steel armor doesn't improve ship battle resilience, it just replaces wood? There are multiple aspects of oral health that it might not help, but it can e.g. help prevent cavities and infections from them.
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  - foxyv 2y ago
    It replaces hydroxide ions between phosphates in the calcium hydroxyapatite crystal structure of the enamel. This reduces the loss of calcium due to the mild solubility of the mineral and neutralization reaction of the hydroxide with acids. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7339990/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7339990/

TeaBrain 2y ago

It's largely not controversial that it is beneficial to dental health in low concentrations. The issues arise when the concentrations are higher, due to fluoride's neurotoxic potential and it's potential to compete with iodine.

Eumenes 2y ago

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foxyv 2y ago
West Virginia isn't too bad incest wise. About the same as California honestly. However they are in fact dirt poor. Poverty is the main indicator of "Low IQ." Along with race of course. IQ is kind of a shit measurement. https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/most-inbred-states https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/most-inbred...
- canadianfella 2y ago
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xkqd 2y ago
Some of the most affluent parts of the country still rely on well water. Look at horse country 45min outside of Philadelphia, they seem to have pretty good teeth. Now for your tone, I’m not sure. Be polite.