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mile For Life: Fluoride & Your Teeth
Wednesday, 06 May 2009
Vincent Smith, DDS
Some communities have always had lower tooth decay rates than others. Until the 1930's, no one could explain why. Today, however, we know the reason: The drinking water in those communities contains the right amount of fluoride.
Fluoride, we have discovered, is one way to help combat tooth decay. It protects teeth by making them tougher and more resistant to decay. To reduce dental decay, one part fluoride per million parts water should be present in the drinking water supply. Since the 1940's hundreds of scientific studies have shown that using fluoride at this level produces no harmful effects.
In addition to being safe, fluoridation is also an inexpensive way to improve dental health.
Fluoridating a community's water supply can cost as little as twenty cents per person per year. Also, if people drink optimally fluoridated water from birth, experience has shown that they will have up to 65% fewer cavities and 90% fewer extractions.
From the office of: Vincent R.
Smith, D.D.S., 1300 Bridge Barrier Road, Carolina Beach, NC 28428. Phone:910-458-9401.
Were these figures plucked out of the air?
Wednesday, 06 May 2009
Vincent Smith, DDS
Some communities have always had lower tooth decay rates than others. Until the 1930's, no one could explain why. Today, however, we know the reason: The drinking water in those communities contains the right amount of fluoride.
Fluoride, we have discovered, is one way to help combat tooth decay. It protects teeth by making them tougher and more resistant to decay. To reduce dental decay, one part fluoride per million parts water should be present in the drinking water supply. Since the 1940's hundreds of scientific studies have shown that using fluoride at this level produces no harmful effects.
In addition to being safe, fluoridation is also an inexpensive way to improve dental health.
Fluoridating a community's water supply can cost as little as twenty cents per person per year. Also, if people drink optimally fluoridated water from birth, experience has shown that they will have up to 65% fewer cavities and 90% fewer extractions.
From the office of: Vincent R.
Smith, D.D.S., 1300 Bridge Barrier Road, Carolina Beach, NC 28428. Phone:910-458-9401.
Were these figures plucked out of the air?
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