Thank you for clarifying an issue that has caused plenty of confusion, thanks to disinformation. I was raised with fluoride (in water, in toothpaste, in dental cleaning products), and I have never had a cavity. (I also credit excellent oral hygiene and outstanding orthodontics.) This was a vastly different outcome than what my parents’ generation and those before them experienced. It makes me so sad to talk with parents who have leapt into this rabbit hole, and are now essentially ruining their kids’ teeth. The death of expertise (replaced by individuals who claim to do their own research - with no understanding of research methodology and no training) is causing so much damage.
Thank you for clarifying an issue that has caused plenty of confusion, thanks to disinformation. I was raised with fluoride (in water, in toothpaste, in dental cleaning products), and I have never had a cavity. (I also credit excellent oral hygiene and outstanding orthodontics.) This was a vastly different outcome than what my parents’ generation and those before them experienced. It makes me so sad to talk with parents who have leapt into this rabbit hole, and are now essentially ruining their kids’ teeth. The death of expertise (replaced by individuals who claim to do their own research - with no understanding of research methodology and no training) is causing so much damage.