Dental Health : Are Fluoride Treatments Necessary for My Teeth?

[shannondavid24]

@JasonCurry2012 If fluoride was dissolving your enamel, then your teeth would become more yellow because behind the tooth is something called dentin and dentin is yellow.

[andrew547]

fluoride is not a "nutrient". It's a mineral...and an extremely toxic one at that.

[porchmike]

i posted part of the MSDS(materials safety data sheet) for sodium fluoride below, which deals with toxic effects on humans. the posts ended up going from last to first, so i guess read them from the bottom up, and then tell me why on earth you would want this stuff anywhere near your mouth or in your drinking water? it seems quite simple to me- it's a toxin that is not good for you or your teeth.

[porchmike]

here is part of the MSDS for sodium fluoride, this will take a couple posts.

Special Remarks on other Toxic Effects on Humans:

Acute Potential Health Effects: Skin: Causes skin irritation and possible burns, especially if skin is wet or moist. Eyes: Causes

eye irritation and burns. May cause chemical conjunctivitis and corneal damage. Ingestion: Harmful if swallowed. Causes

digestive (gastrointestinal) tract irritation and burns. May cause severe and permanent damage to the digestive.

[porchmike]

Ingestion of

large amounts may cause salivation, thirst, nausea, vomiting, hypermotility, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. May affect behavior/

central nervous system/nervous system (headache, nervousness, dizziness, seizures, convulsions, tremor, muscle weakness,

somnolence), respiration (respiratory depression, dyspnea),

[porchmike]

cardiovascular system (weak pulse, hypotension, dysrhythmias,

cardiac arrest), liver, urinary system (polyuria, polydypsia) brain, metabolism (loss of appetite, hypcalcemia, hyperkalemia,

hypomagnesia, ), teeth, bones, and blood (changes in red and white blood cell count, interference in blood coagulation)

Inhalation: Causes irritation and chemical burns of the respiratory tract with coughing, breathing difficulty and possibly nasal

septum perforation and coma. May affect bones.

[porchmike]

Chronic ingestion may cause fluorosis: include joint pain, weakness, limited joint mobility, brittle bones, ossifications on x-ray, thickening

of long bone cortices, calcificaiton of ligaments, osteomalacia, osteosclerosis (skeletal (bone and teeth) abnormalties) and

mottled tooth enamel. Other symptoms may include anemia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or constipation, kidney damage and

weight loss/anorexia.

[porchmike]

and finally: Chronic inhalation may cause bronchitis to develop with cough, phlegm, and/or shortness of breath. ,

liver (hepatic enzymes increased, jaundice), .

[xaviermockingbird]

I used to get cavities every time I went to the dentist , I changed my diet to get rid of all the unecessary sugar , stoped using fluoride and my teeth have never been healthier , and my dentist believes so too. Dont believe the government or dental industries hype fluoride is useless . They have a poison warning on that stuff for a reason , you wouldnt put cyanide in your drinking water , so why would you put rat poison in your mouth ?

[PrayingSquirrel]

Flouride is NOT necessary for your teeth! It is toxic, essentially. There are people in remote areas/villages who have NEVER used flouride and amazingly, their teeth are fine. It's what we eat (processed foods, sugars, etc) that causes tooth decay. Why would I want to put something on my teeth that is used in rat poison?!

[joein1972]

Flouride is rat poison wake up

[GoldSunfireGT]

Also, fluoride is only dangerous if ingested while the baby is still in the womb, or if the child ingests large amounts of fluoride thus causing fluorosis. Fluoride is a great thing, and is safe if not ingested. I believe rcooper2476 is the one that actually needs to do the research.

[GoldSunfireGT]

how is it strang that a DA is doing this? DA's can apply fluoride applications via foam/tray or a rinse. Dentist's dont have anything to do with the fluoride application so that would be strange if they were doing it instead of a DA or DH.