USA - "known to have effective cavity-fighting properties"?
Posted by Mary Sparrowdancer on 08/19 at 11:45 AM
"known to have effective cavity-fighting properties" - people like to say this, but no one can provide a clinical study to back up the claim. If fluoride had the ability to fight cavities, nowhere would this fabulous myth be more apparent other than the Commonwealth of Kentucky, which has been almost 100% fluoridated for some time now. The CDC gives Kentucky awards for being so very "optimally fluoridated." However, for their efforts, the population of Kentucky now has one of the highest rates of dental cavities, as well as one of highest rates of complete toothlessness in the entire US. Presumably, their cavity rate drops after their teeth all fall out.
"known to have effective cavity-fighting properties" - people like to say this, but no one can provide a clinical study to back up the claim. If fluoride had the ability to fight cavities, nowhere would this fabulous myth be more apparent other than the Commonwealth of Kentucky, which has been almost 100% fluoridated for some time now. The CDC gives Kentucky awards for being so very "optimally fluoridated." However, for their efforts, the population of Kentucky now has one of the highest rates of dental cavities, as well as one of highest rates of complete toothlessness in the entire US. Presumably, their cavity rate drops after their teeth all fall out.
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