The importance of flouride and random dental care.
First, this is a blog, I am not a medical doctor nor a dentist. Nevertheless, I tend to back up my claims with science as to avoid quackery. Please use science to verify any and all claims I make. I will try my best, yet as a human I am fallible. First, I will state that the poisonmongers did scare me. I fell for quackery in the past. Here is an article from quackwatch.org that explains how poisonmongers work. " Although fluoridation is safe and effective in preventing tooth decay, the scare tactics of misguided poisonmongers have deprived many communities of its benefits."[0] Here is rationalwiki's take on water fluoridation. " Since its inception in the 1940s, the scientifically sound concept of fluoridating water has been a source of fear and suspicion in the minds of conspiracy theorists . Fluoride works by converting the outer layer of tooth enamel made of hydroxylapatite, Ca 5 (PO 4 ) 3 OH, to fluoroapatite, Ca 5 (PO 4 ) 3 F. The latter chemical ...