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Fluoride Treatments: Good or Bad?

Fluoride Treatments: Good or Bad?. Healthy Teeth. Government. Risks outweigh Benefits?. History. Pike’s Peak. Children had discolored teeth Lower rate in cavities Fluoride Ions 1 ppm. Grand Rapids, Michigan. Began fluoridating water Led to spread of addition of fluoride.

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Fluoride Treatments: Good or Bad?

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  1. Fluoride Treatments: Good or Bad?

  2. Healthy Teeth

  3. Government

  4. Risks outweigh Benefits?

  5. History

  6. Pike’s Peak • Children had discolored teeth • Lower rate in cavities • Fluoride Ions • 1 ppm

  7. Grand Rapids, Michigan • Began fluoridating water • Led to spread of addition of fluoride

  8. Why is Fluoride Beneficial?

  9. Tooth Decay: A Problem Around the World People eat foods that erode enamel

  10. Fluoride-improved health of teeth

  11. Reaches people of various socio-economic statuses Clearly demonstrated in the UK

  12. Healthy Teeth=Superficial?

  13. Disadvantages of Unhealthy Teeth • Pain • Anxiety • Looks

  14. Why? Allowed all to have benefits

  15. What about toothpaste? Not always afforded and it might not be used properly

  16. Could Fluoride be Bad?

  17. Bone Fractures • Concern in UK • Case study • “No evidence of any increase in in the risk of hip fracture from fluoride in drinking water.”

  18. Levels of Lead in Blood • Concern in US • Absorb more lead • Little to no evidence supporting this theory

  19. But fluoride toothpaste is spit out And what about bone cancer?

  20. Observable Disadvantages: Discoloration

  21. Why do people still fear fluoride?

  22. Dead rat?

  23. Right to Refuse Medical Treatment

  24. Risks that aren’t known yet

  25. Brain-washing?

  26. However • Fluoride is a natural ingredient in ground water • Decreases tooth decay • Oral Health

  27. Fluoride=Beneficial

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