So you don’t know, but all the data scientists and dentists, who DO know and are subject matter experts, who say it’s a good idea are to be ignored, because of your sheer ignorance?
Comment on flouride
Doomsider@lemmy.world 10 months agoI don’t know. I do know fluoride works topically. I also know there is no mechanism in the body to return fluoride to the teeth topically after it is swallowed.
So drinking fluoride is pointless.
ysjet@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Doomsider@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Nobody refutes anything I am saying. I think you are confused.
ysjet@lemmy.world 10 months ago
We’ve refuted it, scientific testing has refuted it, you’re just plugging your ears and refusing to listen because you don’t like the answers.
AmosBurton_ThatGuy@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
And because random social media people spout conspiracies about it and clearly they’re more educated on the topic than actual trained professionals.
/S
Doomsider@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I said fluoride works topically. Do you deny this? Please provide evidence to the contrary.
I said there is no way for the body to return fluoride where it is needed. Swallowing fluoride is pointless and unnecessary at best. At worst it is probably not a good idea to have fluoride in your water if you have kidney disease.
Don’t bother actually, we already no you know literally nothing about this topic.
KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
<.< And before it’s swallowed?
Doomsider@lemmy.world 10 months ago
If it is so good to swallow them why not swallow after brushing. Why are you so obsessed with swallowing something that does not help.
Licksrocks@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Plenty of things we ingest are toxic in high doses, but valuable in smaller amounts.
odelik@lemmy.today 10 months ago
Like everything, including water?
Treachery4524@lemmy.ml 10 months ago
Mm like beer
KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
Different concentrations. If water is so good for you, why don’t you drink 10 gallons a day?
Doomsider@lemmy.world 10 months ago
So then you admit there is no point in drinking fluoride then? Miniscule amount does not make a difference and the normal topical amount you use while brushing is not safe to swallow.
This isn’t rocket science.
bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net 10 months ago
You don’t need to know. Statistically dental health increases when municipal water is fluoridated.
Doomsider@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Having read many studies on this the consensus is it probably does not help much if the population has adequate dental care.
cochrane.org/…/water-fluoridation-less-effective-…
We know what works, dental care and brushing have a huge benefit that is proven.
The idea of giving everyone fluoride in the water supply is pretty retarded really for several reasons.
If it naturally occurs fine, but adding it is ridiculous.
bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net 10 months ago
Ok, so for the poor people without care in those populations we say fuck them?
The mentally ill that don’t do self care?
Fluoridation is providing a baseline. “Does not help much” is a useless statement if that includes everyone with the means for higher levels of care.
There are a bunch of policy decisions that are like this. Yes, it won’t help you. Get over it, you aren’t the whole city.
pyre@lemmy.world 10 months ago
yes! someone finally arrived at the entire platform of the republican party: fuck everyone who’s not a rich cunt.
Doomsider@lemmy.world 10 months ago
You don’t even know where the fluoride comes from that is added to our water supply. Open your fucking eyes and realize it is okay to be wrong
…osu.edu/…/toxic-treatment-fluorides-transformati…
Pharmeucutical grade fluoride works great topically. Dumping a toxic chemical in our water supply is borderline insane.
FiskFisk33@startrek.website 10 months ago
you said it yourself.