[ft_chief]

I have spent over $1500.00 on dental services this past month for my kids and I. I am 44 yrs old and was diagnosed with my first cavities. Does Las Vegas still add fluoride to their water supply?

[lvoc]

Originally Posted by ft_chief

I have spent over $1500.00 on dental services this past month for my kids and I. I am 44 yrs old and was diagnosed with my first cavities. Does Las Vegas still add fluoride to their water supply?

Well if you use LVVWD you do. A somewhat colorful story.

Fluoride

Note that you get a half a dose of fluoridation whether they fluoridate or not

[ND_Irish]

For what it is worth, I would recommend researching the history of fluoride. We avoid fluoride altogether, including drinking water and toothpaste, and my kids have never had any cavities. You may find this article from Dr. Mercola's Web site interesting: CDC and ADA Now Advise to Avoid Using Fluoride.

[swagger]

Originally Posted by ft_chief

I am 44 yrs old and was diagnosed with my first cavities.

Lucky you! I wish I could say the same at 43.

[lvoc]

Originally Posted by ND_Irish

For what it is worth, I would recommend researching the history of fluoride. We avoid fluoride altogether, including drinking water and toothpaste, and my kids have never had any cavities. You may find this article from Dr. Mercola's Web site interesting: CDC and ADA Now Advise to Avoid Using Fluoride.

Actually as I think you are aware CDC considers water fluoridation one of the top ten achievements in public health and highly recommends it. As does the ADA.

You are picking up a minor footnote over the use in compounding infant formula. And even that tends to indicate it is at worst a small cosmetic defect.

[Everdeen]

My brother is a dentist (not in Vegas). We discussed this in the eighties when there was a negative report about fluoridation in the water supply. His response was that the overwhelming body of research does not suggest that reasonable amounts of added fluoride in the water have adverse affects on a community's health. He had no problem making sure his children had added fluoride. His attitude is if people want to have it removed from the water supply that's fine with him. He'll take the business.

This is old news and right up there with vaccines cause autism.

[ND_Irish]

Originally Posted by lvoc

Actually as I think you are aware CDC considers water fluoridation one of the top ten achievements in public health and highly recommends it. As does the ADA.

You are picking up a minor footnote over the use in compounding infant formula. And even that tends to indicate it is at worst a small cosmetic defect.

Actually, I am not picking up a minor footnote with regard to the potential downsides to fluoride. Here is a link to a research article from the Harvard School of Public Health published in 2012: Impact of fluoride on neurological development in children | HSPH News | Harvard School of Public Health.

I think it is wise to question what the government considers to be good for your health. Let's not forget that one of those top ten achievements includes identifying tobacco as a health hazard. However, it took until 1970 for them to publicly declare it was a health hazard in the name of the Surgeon General.

[lvoc]

Originally Posted by ND_Irish

Actually, I am not picking up a minor footnote with regard to the potential downsides to fluoride. Here is a link to a research article from the Harvard School of Public Health published in 2012: Impact of fluoride on neurological development in children | HSPH News | Harvard School of Public Health.

I think it is wise to question what the government considers to be good for your health. Let's not forget that one of those top ten achievements includes identifying tobacco as a health hazard. However, it took until 1970 for them to publicly declare it was a health hazard in the name of the Surgeon General.

It is a given that at some level fluoride is bad for you. As is water or salt.

The question deals with the impact of the levels used in water fluoridation.

From your reference...

--These results do not allow us to make any judgment regarding possible levels of risk at levels of exposure typical for water fluoridation in the U.S. On the other hand, neither can it be concluded that no risk is present. We therefore recommend further research to clarify what role fluoride exposure levels may play in possible adverse effects on brain development, so that future risk assessments can properly take into regard this possible hazard.

I believe we could make similar statements about potatoes...or calcium. I doubt that either has a definitive set of tests proving they do no harm to any subgroup of humankind.

[Utopian Slums]

I would argue that mercury fillings are worse for you, if they even still use them. And the sucky thing w white or composite fillings is they eventually break and need replacing.

I wonder how much gold fillings are....

[winter-rabbit]

Yes we avoid Fluoride toothpaste as well. We buy JASON natural toothpaset. No cavities thus far for 10 years.

It's a categorized medical poison.

Originally Posted by ND_Irish

For what it is worth, I would recommend researching the history of fluoride. We avoid fluoride altogether, including drinking water and toothpaste, and my kids have never had any cavities. You may find this article from Dr. Mercola's Web site interesting: CDC and ADA Now Advise to Avoid Using Fluoride.