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> How high of an N should we accept for the modest benefit of fewer cavities? You do realize dental issues kill people, right? If you are going to be actually
by fzeroracer 2y ago
> How high of an N should we accept for the modest benefit of fewer cavities?
You do realize dental issues kill people, right? If you are going to be actually honest in your argument, then you should be comparing the # of people that die as a result of poorer health outcomes as a result of dental complications versus the band of people having overexposure to fluoride especially since you immediately jump to the worst possible outcome on your end of the argument.
- gojomo 2y agoYea, all the costs and benefits should be weighed! I suspect a lot more people die over their lifetime from being -5 IQ than cavities. But, let's be sure all the effects are net-tallied – not just an unquantified hand-wavy "saves lives via dental health" with zero consideration to any stupidity or behavioral issues created.