I don’t have a dog in the flouride fight. I will say that I spoke to a dentist about it once. He claimed that tooth decay had a sharp increase, after bottled water became popular, because people weren’t getting flouride from the water anymore.
Personally, I drink distilled water, because of taste issues in my water. I haven’t noticed an increase or decrease in cavities.
There are lots of options out there, if you are that opposed to flouride. We actually drink a fairly small amount of water each day...and it can be bought @ $0.79 a gallon in Wal Mart and cheaper through a local distributor who sells 5 gallon bottles.
I just don’t think there’s that much to get upset about.
Actually, I believe that those who want fluoride should be the ones buying it.
Fluoridated tap water is used for bathing, cooking, in cold mist humidifiers and to make many of the foods and beverages people consume. But there is no fluoride information on the labels.
Those for and against fluoridation agree that too much fluoride is dangerous and that everyone should monitor their daily fluoride intake
One place to start is the USDA fluoride database:
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/Fluoride/Fluoride.html
Dispensing fluoride based on thirst without concern for need, overdosage, side effects or lack of teeth, is irresponsible and wasting my taxes.
Further, studies indicate that silicofluorides added to water supplies cause children to absorb more lead from their environment.
High blood lead levels are linked to higher rates of tooth decay which is probably one of the reasons that low-income children in fluoridated big cities have high rates of tooth decay
I just don’t think there’s that much to get upset about.
Why should those of us who don't want fluoride in our drinking water have to go through the inconvenience and expense of buying our drinking water at Walmart, while the people who want fluoride, or far more likely know nothing about the danger it poses to them and their kids in later life, have it conveniently delivered to their homes practically cost free via the public water system? When I say "practically" cost free I mean that the added cost of fluoridation is a very small part of the average water bill.
As for being upset, I'm only upset that I was denied the truth about fluoridation until it is now too late. At 71 years I have had numerous root canal procedures, and I now have more expensive posts and crowns in my mouth than natural teeth. I believe there is no question that fluoridation is responsible for most, if not all, of those crowns. So far I have not been diagnosed with osteoporosis, but I'm afraid that it's only a matter to time until I add that to my growing list of age related health problems.
Of course fluoridation is not the only cause of osteoporosis, aging is the primary culprit. But it is obvious to anyone who has taken the time and made the effort to study the issue from an unbiased viewpoint, which excludes most advocates for fluoridation, that it is a significant contributing factor.