Fluoridation Water fights against tooth decay
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In year 1945, Ontario became the first province in Canada to add fluoride in to community water supplies. The idea of fluoridated water can help prevent from tooth decay and cavities; however it was the first time in Canada with providing community water supplies with fluoride in it.
The human’s teeth are the hardest substance in the human body and 96% of them are made of minerals called hydroxyapatite (Ca5(PO4)3OH) and when it meets any acids, it reacts with it and calcium acid, phosphoric acid and water will be produced. The acids are fatal to enamel that forms on human’s teeth, and this cause the tooth decay. However when the hydroxyapatite meets fluoride, the single displacement occurs and fluoroapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F) and hydroxide(aqueous) will be produced. This product fluoroapatite can protect enamel from acid attack, which means it fights against the cavity and tooth decay. This is how fluoridation water can help fight against the tooth decay and cavity.
Today, fluoride can be easily found in people’s lives, because of the fact that it prevents from tooth decay and cavity. Most of the toothpaste companies add little amount of fluoride into the toothpastes to protect the consumer’s teeth. Also as it was mentioned before, it can be found in the water the people drink every day. Most of the Canadians are drinking fluoridation water except for few provinces. Lastly the fluoride can be found in gels and varnish which are the professional fluoride products. The dentists sometimes recommend them to the patients, therefore the fluoride can protect the patients’ enamel. These are the products where the people can find fluoride in their lives.
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...water added fluoride in their products as well. However the bad sides of fluoride were discovered and realized that some customers are looking for fluoride free water, because the people with young children do not want their children to drink fluoride water and end up with having fluorosis. Therefore they do not want to feed their children with tab water, because it still contains the fluoride in it, and looking for fluoride free bottled water. Therefore those industries which produce fluoride free water, made a lot of money. Also the government uses the fluoride waste from the aluminum factories or the other factories that create fluoride waste to fluoridate the water supplies. As the results, the factories do not have to care about their fluoride waste and end up saving a large amount of money. This is the connection between the fluoridated water and industry.
We often say how lucky we are to live in a place where we have access to safe water at any time but what if that was questioned? What if our water isn’t safe; it’s just that now we can’t see the dangers? Throughout the world 25 first world countries fluoridate some amount of their water artificially; almost half of these countries have the majority of their population drinking this chemically enhanced liquid every single day. In the UK 11% of us only have access to fluoridated water [70% in Ireland], and in the USA its 60%. After a quick browse on Google, the information about fluoride that can be learned from the NHS is mainly about teeth and tooth decay as fluoride is put in our toothpaste due to its claimed abilities to help tooth enamel fight attack [nothing has ever alluded to supporting this claim]. What can’t be seen at
Thesis Statement: Concerns for water fluoridation stem from the toxicity of fluoride, the dangers fluoride pose to the body, and equal declining tooth decay seen for fluoridated and non-fluoridated countries.
It is important to strengthen the enamel after demineralization from sugars and acids between appointments as well as the removal of the outer layer during polishing. However, some patients believe fluoride is bad for their systemic health and refuse treatment. For these clients I express respect for their decision while informing them of the benefits of fluoride as well as studies showing there is no effect on systemic health from periodic fluoride treatment. After explaining how the benefits outweigh the risks, some clients accept fluoride treatment and others still refuse. While some clients still refuse, I recommend fluoride at each appointment to assess if they have changed their mind or still
Improper nutrition and misbalance in our body may be the causes for tooth decay. Always pay attention to your nutrition when your teeth are considered, instead of choosing fluoride or dentistry. Our health can also be in danger when fluoride is used, even though the main reason for using fluoride is to make the teeth stronger. According to a recent study, mental disabilities are often made more difficult with the usage of fluoride. Among fluoride, mercury and arsenic are also dangerous in cases of autism
Few object to the therapeutic use of fluoride to stop tooth decay, but fluoridation, the addition of fluoride to the public water supply, can spark avid controversy. Most dentists, medical groups, and government officials argue that fluoridation is a cheap and risk-free venture that doubles cavity prevention. In contrast, a small minority of dentists and conservative political groups argue that fluoride is a hazardous, poisonous substance that should not be consumed. Some antifluoridationists even claim that fluoridation is an untrustworthy form of socialized medicine. But rather than just attacking fluoridation as socialized medicine, opponents originally claimed that it was a conspiracy to poison or brainwash Americans through the water supply. This theory arose in the 1940s when the scientific community refused to endorse or reject fluoridation, thus allowing the debate to expand into the social sphere. While fluoridation opposition may be subconsciously inspired by naturalism, the social development of fluoridation into a Communist or fascist conspiracy resulted from a conscious effort by conservatives to suppress a growing government.
Fluoride is a trace of nutrients that occurs naturally in water and foods (Wilson). Fluoride has been a problem in the US for quite some time now. And as time goes along, it gets more worse. The only way to fight this problem off is to use less fluoride in our daily lives. This is something everyone should know about because it is getting to the point where it is affecting people's health. The question is, is fluoride being overused in the US? Many people are getting little benefits by the naturally occurring fluoride, plus they are getting more fluoride from the dentist office. There is only a certain amount of fluoride you should intake per day, and these days those numbers are higher than they should be. Fluoride is shown that is it being overused in the US by health issues, chemical intake, and children concerns.
Dental carries is one of the most common oral diseases in the world, and it often goes untreated due to the expense of treatment. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 60 to 90 percent of school aged children throughout the world suffer from untreated dental carries. Ethnic minorities, the poor, the elderly, and those who are mentally and/or physically disabled are other disparities who also suffer from untreated dental caries (Alcorn & Rogo; 2012). Looking for a way to solve the epidemic of dental caries by providing affordable treatment, silver diamine fluoride (SDF), also known as the “silver fluoride bullet,” was created. Claiming to be both affordable and effective, SDF could be the answer to low cost carries treatment the world has been searching for. The purpose of this paper is to research the efficacy of silver diamine fluoride in comparison to sodium fluoride varnish. Our PICO question is: In a patient with dentinal caries, will the use of silver diamine fluoride compared to sodium fluoride varnish, be more effective at arresting caries?
Seventy percent of the US population now receives fluoridated drinking water, an industrial grade level chemical most commonly associated with the prevention of tooth decay, and in Virginia especially, 95.7% of all public water is fluoridated (CDC). I present this numbers to your concern because for something that is almost in all public drinking water, it is not informed to the average Virginia citizen, but that is not the primary issue I am addressing you for. My main matter of concern is that more recent studies performed by scientist in the US and abroad are now finally advocating decade old cautions back then just acknowledged as unsubstantial research or even myths on how rather potentially hazardous the fluoridation of water is for
No study has been shown to require fluoride, it’s not an essential nutrient. There are many studies, however, that show that fluoride can interfere with important organs such as the kidney. Fluoride added to our waters would also add other toxics that we may not know about. “The CDC admits that 43% of fluoridation chemicals tested contain arsenic, 2% contain lead and 3% contain copper” (12 Reasons). How is that supposed to help our bodies or decrease tooth decay?
All water sources, whether fresh or salt, have varying levels of fluoride (Awofeso, 2012). Around 1945 it was discovered that communities with higher rates of naturally occurring fluoride had lower rates of tooth decay (Dean, 1938) which resulted in the addition of artificial fluoride to public water supplies. The incidence of tooth decay fell drastically in fluoridated communities as a result, leading to widespread adoption of public water fluoridation as a public health strategy.
For example, a study from the Voice Institute of New York found that drinking alkaline water with a pH of 8.8 can help deactivate pepsin. Pepsin is the main enzyme that causes acid reflux. Another study published in the Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine suggests that drinking alkaline water may be beneficial for people who suffer from high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol. Meanwhile, the study from the University of Alberta concludes, “it would be prudent to consider an alkaline diet to reduce morbidity and mortality of chronic disease that are plaguing our aging
It might be easier to live a healthy life for many people, but for others it can be very challenging. I have tried to be healthy so many times, but I always fell off the wagon. For many days I would “feel” healthy, but in reality I was not the healthiest person mentally or physically. I knew that I had to change my behavior, and become healthier (or at least almost healthy) if I wanted to live a longer life. I began my journey by drinking more water, balancing my eating with exerting, all while trying to stay mentally well.
Clean Water: “An under-appreciated liquid to Survive” Water is pure and transparent liquid that is vital for all humans, plants and animals on the planet. In the United States, people have access to clean drinking water and clean sanitation systems, not like in other parts of the world where clean, safe drinking water is getting scarce. A lot of people don’t have access to it, and many regions are suffering severe drought. Yet, when humans take it for granted, they don’t appreciate that a reliable, clean supply of water is essential to human health, economy and agricultural prosperity. Having clean and safe potable water is a right, and not a privilege.
Government should publicize that the quality of tap water is ensured to be as healthy as bottled water. In addition, the advertisement from bottled water companies should be strictly regulated to prevent them from misleading the customers. If the situation is not ameliorated, government can tax bottled water company heavily to decrease both the quantity demand from customer and the quantity supply from the bottled water company. As a matter of fact, the heavy tax on bottled water is justified because the negative externalities that the plastic bottle creates are harmful to the Earth.
Less than 1% of the water supply on earth can be used as drinking water.