Fluoride Treatments: Good or Bad?

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Fluoride Treatments: Good or Bad?

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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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Fluoride Treatments: Good or Bad?

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Healthy Teeth

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Government

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Risks outweigh Benefits?

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History

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Children had discolored teeth Lower rate in cavities Fluoride Ions 1 ppm

Pike’s Peak

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Began fluoridating water

Led to spread of addition of fluoride

Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Why is Fluoride Beneficial?

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Tooth Decay: A Problem Around the World

People eat foods that erode enamel

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Fluoride-improved health of teeth

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Reaches people of various socio-economic statuses

Clearly demonstrated in the UK

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Healthy Teeth=Superficial?

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Pain

Anxiety

Looks

Disadvantages of Unhealthy Teeth

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Why?Allowed all to have benefits

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What about toothpaste?

Not always afforded and it might not be used properly

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Could Fluoride be Bad?

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Concern in UK

Case study

“No evidence of any increase in in the risk of hip fracture from fluoride in drinking water.”

Bone Fractures

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Concern in US

Absorb more lead

Little to no evidence supporting this theory

Levels of Lead in Blood

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But fluoride toothpaste is spit out

And what about bone cancer?

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Observable Disadvantages: Discoloration

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Why do people still fear fluoride?

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Dead rat?

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Right to Refuse Medical Treatment

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Risks that aren’t known yet

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Brain-washing?

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Fluoride is a natural ingredient in ground water

Decreases tooth decay

Oral Health

However

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Fluoride=Beneficial