There are many other things to consider when it comes to fluoride.
Recent studies compared children living in fluoridated versus non fluoridated areas and found little statistical difference in tooth decay rates, further studies have shown an over all decrease in tooth-decay rates in both fluoridated and unfluoridated countries showing little evidence of an advantage in fluoridation. The lower rates of tooth decay are more likely thanks to improved oral care and dentistry practices as well as nutrition.There are many other things to consider when it comes to fluoride.
Recent studies compared children living in fluoridated versus non fluoridated areas and found little statistical difference in tooth decay rates, further studies have shown an over all decrease in tooth-decay rates in both fluoridated and unfluoridated countries showing little evidence of an advantage in fluoridation. The lower rates of tooth decay are more likely thanks to improved oral care and dentistry practices as well as nutrition.
Fluoride is also toxic. While the amount of fluoride you are exposed to through toothpaste is very small, you may not realize you are also exposed to fluoride through drinking water (even some bottled water), table salt, shower water (you can absorb it through your skin) and in infant formulated milk. The number once source of calls about fluoride poisoning to the American Association of Poison Control are from toothpaste ingestion by children under the age of 6 who metabolize fluoride faster and more instantly.
Recent studies compared children living in fluoridated versus non fluoridated areas and found little statistical difference in tooth decay rates, further studies have shown an over all decrease in tooth-decay rates in both fluoridated and unfluoridated countries showing little evidence of an advantage in fluoridation. The lower rates of tooth decay are more likely thanks to improved oral care and dentistry practices as well as nutrition.
Due to these risk factors and the fact that fluoride is not an essential nutrient we believe it should be treated like a medication and only used when it is medically necessary: if one has a poor diet, has extremely bad teeth, suspects they may be forming a cavity, has cracked a tooth or so on, you can buy topical fluoride to be used as a spot treatment in these cases.
You may know someone who looks like they have blotches on their teeth like milk colored snowflakes, this is dental fluorosis which is caused by chronic exposure to fluoride as a child. it is an indicator of chronic fluoride toxicity and is unattractive and avoidable side effect of the over use of fluoride in our modern world. This is why even the ADA recommends low fluoride toothpaste for children living in fluoridated areas... did you know that they recommend that? Our dentists never told us that.
You may know someone who looks like they have blotches on their teeth like milk colored snowflakes, this is dental fluorosis which is caused by chronic exposure to fluoride as a child. it is an indicator of chronic fluoride toxicity and is unattractive and avoidable side effect of the over use of fluoride in our modern world. This is why even the ADA recommends low fluoride toothpaste for children living in fluoridated areas... did you know that they recommend that? Our dentists never told us that.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5651468/
https://fluoridealert.org/faq/
