Do adults benefit from flouride? (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by pb42184@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@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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[-] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

I grew up in a house with well water, no fluoride. I've had a million cavities, and my dentist suggested that was a contributing factor, although certainly diet and genetics are too.

[-] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago

Also, wish I had a link to the article, but I was reading about how whether you "have" a cavity depends on your dentist's interpretation of the x-rays and their philosophy about treatment. Some dentists will see a light area and say "let's fill that before it gets worse" and others will note it and see how things develop. It was actually pretty alarming because sounds like professional standards for dentistry are looser than some other areas of medicine, and the description rang true for some of the dentists I've seen.

[-] pb42184@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

This is definitely a thing. I mentioned no cavities, but I have had some "slight decalcification we might want to address before it gets worse" that then got better on their own.

[-] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Yeah, I would much prefer if someone framed it that way than "you have decay, let's schedule an appointment for a filling"

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