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Letter: Let residents make fluoride decision for themselves
Thursday, January 24, 2008
I do not own a newspaper and I am not in medical school, but I have 80 years of life experiences and an abundance of common sense. The disingenuous remarks by the
News’ “Our View: Cast ‘yes’ vote with confidence” (Jan. 29) and the guest column by medical student Marjorie Warner (“Clearing up ‘misinformation’ spread by foes of fluoridation,” Dec. 7), have forced me to respond.
We who are against the ingestion of fluoride have been accused, erroneously, of making “outlandish remarks” and “misinformation.” The fact is that we have done enough unbiased research to know it is harmful to ingest the poisonous byproduct of the fertilizer industry.
The cumulative effect of fluoride is impossible to monitor since it is in just about every commercial dental product, in addition to fluoridated tap water.
Mottled teeth, called a “cosmetic annoyance” by Warner, are the result of excessive fluoride. At the same time, our society holds a beautiful smile with sparkling white teeth in high esteem.
Let those who are willing to take their chances with fluoride — ingested or topically — get it. Let the rest of us make that decision for ourselves and not be forced to have fluoride in our tap water.
Marjorie Horne
Thursday, January 24, 2008
I do not own a newspaper and I am not in medical school, but I have 80 years of life experiences and an abundance of common sense. The disingenuous remarks by the
News’ “Our View: Cast ‘yes’ vote with confidence” (Jan. 29) and the guest column by medical student Marjorie Warner (“Clearing up ‘misinformation’ spread by foes of fluoridation,” Dec. 7), have forced me to respond.
We who are against the ingestion of fluoride have been accused, erroneously, of making “outlandish remarks” and “misinformation.” The fact is that we have done enough unbiased research to know it is harmful to ingest the poisonous byproduct of the fertilizer industry.
The cumulative effect of fluoride is impossible to monitor since it is in just about every commercial dental product, in addition to fluoridated tap water.
Mottled teeth, called a “cosmetic annoyance” by Warner, are the result of excessive fluoride. At the same time, our society holds a beautiful smile with sparkling white teeth in high esteem.
Let those who are willing to take their chances with fluoride — ingested or topically — get it. Let the rest of us make that decision for ourselves and not be forced to have fluoride in our tap water.
Marjorie Horne
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