Why would you not want flouride?
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Fluoride is an acute toxin with a rating slightly higher than that of lead.According to "Clinical Toxicology of Commercial products," 5th Edition, 1984, lead is given a toxicity rating of 3 to 4, and Fluoride is rated at 4 (3 = moderately toxic, 4 = very toxic). On December 7, 1992, the new EPA Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for lead was set at 0.015 ppm, with a goal of 0.0ppm. The MCL for fluoride is currently set for 4.0ppm - that's over 350 times the permissable level of lead.Fluoride is also considered toxic waste. It is one of the most bone seeking elements known to mankind. The US Public Health Service has stated that fluoride makes the bones more brittle and the dental enamel more porous.
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I don't drink tap water, only bottled mineral water...at least that doesn't have flouride added to it.
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Well I did it because I did not want a whisker biscuit! I think it looks neater, I hate hair!!! And besides, if my man needs to floss, I will chuck him some dental floss!! Ha ha
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Why would you want to??
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I know you said excluding toothpaste, but have you tried the new Luminous?  I was in the same boat, and it was suggested to me, and I am very happy with the results!\n\nSorry!
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Waste not want not....
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i think its just the toothpaste. i've never read the label to see if it has less flouride or not but why dont you read it...if it has less flouride you should probably use the other one. if its the same go ahead and use anyone you want. it doesnt even matter just as long as you brush your teeth its all good!
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Most U.S. cities put flouride additives in their water if there isn't enough, and they treat water when there is too much flouride present. Often children in the U.S. public schools are given flouride treatments regularly.  \nIn general, I also think that "Europeans" are not as obsessed with having white teeth as Americans are.
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personally I think unless you **must** take some medication, you should probably avoid it.  Why? Because no one really knows whats going to happen long term with these meds. Also, they don't seem all that effective in many studies..they often don't come out much better than placebo.
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Probably not, but the real question is, "Why would you want to?"
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Absolutely not. But there have been cases where subtherapeutic levels of fluoride have been added to the water, too little to do any good. Happened in my town.
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Okay, after a little bit of looking around I found this out:\n\nCalphalon also has PFCs so I wouldn't buy those.
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Food + Flouride = bitter test
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Because it is relatively rare and costly to extract.\nIt is also an attractive color, so people would crave it as it appears unalterable (gold resist most acids and oxidation).
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flouride protects the teeth against demineralization a small amount of flouride added to our water system halfs cavitys by 50%!!!.........acid causes cavitys.
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I disagree with the above answers.  I looked at the above-mentioned link and I still feel that the advantages of fluoride outweigh the risks.  The sources I added provide information on fluoridation of public water systems - the risks and the benefits.  The American Dental Associaton has long supported water fluoridation, along with the U.S. Public Health Service, American Medical Association, American Public Health Association, World Health Organization, National Cancer Institute, National Academy of Sciences, and other domestic and foreign health organizations.  All legal challenges opposing water fluoridation have been struck down by the highest court hearing the case.  \n\nThere is a higher concentration of fluoride in toothpaste than there is in public water.  That is why the ADA statement on each tube of fluoridated toothpaste says not to swallow and to only use a pea-sized amount.  Children should be supervised when brushing because they are more likely to swallow it.  Fluoride rinses and gels should also not be swallowed.  Children who ingest fluoride over long periods of time are likely to develop dental fluorosis in teeth that have not fully formed.  That is why there are toothpastes made for children that do not contain fluoride.  The optimal level of fluoride in water is between 0.7 and 1.2 parts per million.  This amount of fluoride is sufficient enough to prevent decay while minimizing the occurence of dental fluorosis.\n\nThe above link mentions studies that proved that fluoridated water does not prevent dental caries, but I don't agree with that either.  A study by the National Institute of Dental Research in 1986-1987 found that five-year-old children who lived all their lives in optimally fluoridated communities had 39 percent less caries and fillings compared with those who lived in communites where the water was fluoride-deficient.  Eight studies in the U.K. showed reductions in caries of 40-60 percent with fluoridated water.  Irish children were also studied with the same results.  I see the benefits of fluoridated water everyday.
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If you don't mind the calories, why not?