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Fluoride Pros And Cons

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A Fluoridated Debate Have you ever thought about what you ingest in your body? Think about the numerous variations of chemicals added to “cleanse” your water. Is your drinking water truly safe, or is some deep conspiracy linked to water you drink every day. One of these said chemicals is fluoride. Most water plants all over the United States use at least one part per million of fluoride in tap water. It is supposed to help developing children have healthier teeth but there is significant debate to spark inquisitive curiosity. Over exposure to fluoride could cause cancer, lower I.Q. level, calcify your pineal gland, cause girls to reach puberty at an earlier stage of development, and can even help develop Down syndrome. However, though there …show more content…

Most researchers have their minds made up about the mineral. However researchers that oppose fluoride feel that it has not had enough research to be in our water. On the C.D.C. website the argument was clearly pro, Fluoride is good. For seventy years, U.S. citizens have suffered less cavities and created over all better oral health due to fluoridation. On the informational website they say, “Drinking fluoridated water keeps the teeth strong and reduces tooth decay by approximately twenty-five percent in children and adults.” Over 2/3 of Americans have been helped by fluoride. Whether it was fluoridated water or high content in tooth paste. The mineral/drug was introduced in the 1950s when it was discovered to be naturally occurring in our bodies and helps strengthen our teeth to fight through tooth decay. Water fluoridation has helped people save time and money, with less dental expenses and visits. Tooth decay is still a major problem today in adolescence and has yet to be completely prevented. The C.D.C.’s article also states that, “Community water fluoridation has been identified as the most cost effective method of delivering fluoride to all members of the community regardless of age, educational attainment, or income level.” So in conclusion, fluoride saves time and money for Americans by preventing tooth decay. There has been a drastically declining amount of tooth decay since the 1960s. Fluoride in our water supply has been deemed as one of the top ten greatest public health achievements in the 20th

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Your dentist has been telling you all your life that brushing and flossing are essential for maintaining healthy teeth and gums. An ongoing question in the preventative dentistry world, many wonder if using a waterpik is a substitute to flossing. Below, the friendly dental staff at the Implant Center of Maui explain why flossing is better for you than using a waterpik in terms of preventative dentistry. Flossing vs. Waterpiks How are the Two Different?

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These facts introduce and support the message that Standage is delivering. Standage continues with many statistics: “Admittedly, both kinds of water suffer from occasional contamination problems but tap water is more stringently monitored and tightly regulated than bottled water. New york city tap water, for example, was tested 430,600 times during 2004 alone.” He stated. Even though he admits that both of each kind contains chemicals-which at the same time Standage claims that the tap water is more sanitized-but also he points out that it is not the taste that differs between the two

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From 10 bottled water brands tested by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) found “38 pollutants in total, which ran from disinfection products, arsenic, fertilizer residue, plasticizers and pharmaceuticals” (“New Study” 3). “New Study” mentions the government’s requirement on water utilities to notify of any pollutants in the water, which manufacturers of bottled water are not required to do at all. If consumers do not have any idea what’s in their water, then they cannot trust that water like they can tap water. Bottled water has multiple unseen risks associated with just drinking it. These three articles bring up multiple issues created by the mass popularity of bottled water.

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Why pay extra money for water rather than just using tap water? Americans pay three hundred to three thousands times more for water, according to Source A, and if Americans just use tap water they would pay forty-nine cents a year for tap water, as claimed by Source C. Plus, some of the water company uses tap water and the other companies uses water that are not fluoridated. Additionally, there are over two hundred brand of water when they all contain the same thing: water. Instead paying extra for water and paying people to ruin the environment, drink tap water, which was deemed the safest according the a real estate developer in Source A. Above all, tap water is better for our teeth and is the safest option for the environment, using reusable plastic water bottle is not bad. There are so many designs out there for reusable bottles, there will never be confusion of which water bottle is whose anymore because of the stunning design.

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