Did you know that there is a theory that cavities are caused by bacteria? I had an ulcerative tooth at age 5 and problems with cavities in future...my sister and brother who ate and drank same as me did not have similar problems.
Theory? What else other than bacteria would rot and eat away at the enamel and pulp of a tooth? If you can’t get to the dentist or can’t afford the dentist and have a cavity, put some raw garlic on it, that kills the bacteria and helps with the pain, well it does after you get over the burn of the raw garlic itself. Cloves or clove oil will do the same but not quite such a burn. You’ll eventually have to get a filling, but doing this will minimize the pain and infection for the duration until you do.
There is s direct link to Sodium Monoflourophosphate and the development of cavities in children and adults.
I have never had a cavity in 53 years, my wife has never had a cavity in her 38 years. Her brother, same, my sister who is 60, same. My parents teeth were lousy, a zillion cavities, root canals, etc, etc. My in-laws teeth are lousy too. They are in their early 70’s, my parents were children of the 1920’s and 1930’s.
There is a direct causal effect of sodium MFP and tooth decay.
I appreciate that there are those who don’t want it. Let them install filters to remove it instead of forcing the rest of us to live with lousy teeth.
I don’t trust these “studies” that demonstrate X, when the purpose of the study was to demonstrate that very thing. It is not objective. The premise of the study is to evaluate the effect of flouride ingestion and IQ. And gee, I am stunned to see that they study, supports that fluoride ingestion lowers IQ.
One could argue that over the same period of fluoridation, that the followers of John Dewey have lowered the IQ of those very children by the implementation his ideas.
We are not holding all things equal during the time of the study, and thus the results are suspect.