Do adults benefit from flouride? (lemmy.world)

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First let me be clear: I'm not a crazy conspiracy person (...on this) I just don't rely on a municipal well. As far as I know adding fluoride to the private well at my houses is not a thing, good or bad. I did drink municipal water for two years when I lived on campus in college.

That said, is fluoride a benefit to adults or just children?

When I was a kid I got fluoride treatments at the dentist, but then aged out. I've never had a cavity in forty years, but I'd like to keep it that way. Should I still be doing it?

Also no, I'm not using the internet as a substitute for a dentist, just my next dental appointment is in four months. TIA

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[-] dustyData@lemmy.world 32 points 1 month ago

Everyone, even dogs benefit from fluoride in the water. It's not just children. Virtually all toothpaste contains it too. Some groundwater sources also contain it naturally, some even above the recommended max level from health associations. So I'd say, document yourself with official sources. Test your well levels, then decide. Be mindful that regular consumption of soft drinks, processed foods and even air conditioning nullifies the effects for cavities.

[-] QualifiedKitten@lemmy.world 31 points 1 month ago

Be mindful that ... air conditioning nullifies the effects for cavities.

Got any sources for that? My admittedly very brief search just turned up a bunch of stuff about ventilation and COVID/aerosols.

[-] dustyData@lemmy.world -3 points 1 month ago

Dry air, dries the mouth. Dry mouth is sensible to cavities.

[-] QualifiedKitten@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

I understand that air conditioning removes some moisture from the air, but just how much of an effect does it actually have on oral moisture? I was hoping to find some sort of studies with actual measurements of some sort.

[-] stoly@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

It does sound like some armchair reasoning rather than observation or study.

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