Re: Fluoride was toothpaste

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In message <LMBBLHAACEMMIAGFLAHKAEAEDAAA.peterlesley@...

o.uk>, Pete & Lesley Reader writes

>Another bug-bear of mine, fluorinated water! Like immunisations, its

>another case of Nanny knows best and we may have to have fluoride, whether

>we want it or not. ATM, we don't have fluoride in our local water, but they

>keep threatening to put it in. I know the figures for dental health look

>very impressive, but the adverse affects are not so funny. If fluoride is

>so harmless, why do dentists tell you not to give fluoride drops to children

>if they have fluoride in toothpaste. I think, no, I *demand* that we should

>all be allowed to make our own decision about fluoride and not have to

>succumb to mass medication.

To wit, a higher level of late life fractures in areas with fluoridated

water (natural or added).

All sorts of other things... least of which is the lack of enthusiasm

for fluoridation from some of the largest water companies in the UK who,

least of all, don't relish the court cases from adversely affected

parties. And who all (apparently) have research to support the case

against fluoridation.

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Helen Armfield

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Cerys Byrne wrote:

> have not given any to Kieran as I

> never got my act together.

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LOL!!! IKWYM there are so many things I did with that I have yet to get

round to with Kitty!

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Cerys said...... We don't have any...and I did use fluoride drops with

as my Mother took fluoride during pregnancy and gave it to my brother & me

until our second teeth came

through. I have no fillings and my brother has one, which could be

co-incidence but I don't think so.

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I have never given mine drops on a regular basis, but they have all

swallowed toothpaste. So far, DS1 has one filling, DS2 and DD1 have none

and DD2 has a fissure sealant filling in one baby tooth. Her teeth are

deeply fissured and very hard to clean.

Lesley

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Helen said....

All sorts of other things... least of which is the lack of enthusiasm

for fluoridation from some of the largest water companies in the UK who,

least of all, don't relish the court cases from adversely affected

parties. And who all (apparently) have research to support the case

against fluoridation.

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That's interesting news. So why is the govt so keen on pushing fluoride,

when presumably they know about the side effects, I wonder? Its something

that has raised its head locally several times since we moved into this

area, so I like to know the latest.

Lesley

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Pete & Lesley Reader wrote:

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> That's interesting news. So why is the govt so keen on pushing fluoride,

> when presumably they know about the side effects, I wonder? Its something

> that has raised its head locally several times since we moved into this

> area, so I like to know the latest.

Could it be to save them feeling that they have to make dentists available to

everyone on the NHS?

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said.....Could it be to save them feeling that they have to make

dentists available to

everyone on the NHS?

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Dentists on the NHS????? How 20th Century! We don't have any of those

round here!

Lesley