Mainstream dentistry has historically been in love with fluoride, a naturally occurring element in our earth’s crust. In dental school we were told it was a great tool in combating tooth decay, which of course we wish to lessen for our patients. It was explained that if taken systemically in water or supplemented it would be incorporated in the teeth as they form, making them less susceptible to acid attack which is the primary reason teeth rot. What has been found, however, is that this desired action is false. In fact, fluoride can kill the cells that form enamel (the outer covering of our teeth), causing mottling, which is not only unaesthetic but has also, ironically, built a large cosmetic business for the dental industry in general. Fluoride does not harden the teeth as highly touted by numerous TV commercials! If it has a positive effect at all, it is that it makes the bacteria temporarily sick, which lessens the amount of acid they can produce from fermenting sugars in your diet. If you want to slow down your decay process, it is much better to reduce the fermentable carbohydrates that you eat. It will help not only your teeth but your entire body as well.
The practice of adding fluoride to water supplies and oral care products should be ended as soon as possible for many reasons. Studies have shown that fluoride is a bone carcinogen and a neurotoxin, it has been shown to decrease IQ and cause brain damage, it impairs fetal brain development, and it’s an endocrine-disrupting chemical that has been linked to the rising prevalence of thyroid disease – medicating an entire city through their drinking water without any control over dosage is dangerous. The more water that is drunk, the higher the daily intake! Not to mention the added exposure from dental care products. A researcher at Harvard University found that boys under the age of 10, during their growth spurt, had a manifold increase in osteosarcoma (bone cancer). Our town of Kingston, NY, was the first community included in a study in the 1940s. Thank goodness it was the control . . . unfortunately for Newburgh though, which wound up being fluoridated. The results did state that tooth decay was reduced in Newburgh, but failed to note that the reduction was also seen in Kingston (which was not fluorinated), likely from generalized better oral hygiene in both cities. Did you know that the fluoride used in drinking water is an untreated industrial waste product and is also used as a rat poison? If a child eats a tube of fluoridated toothpaste, they may die from cardiac arrest. There are many accounts of communities being physically crippled by the escape of fluoride gas during the days of uranium enrichment and spills in water bodies. It makes no sense to use this toxin any longer. If there are any positive dental effects from the use of fluoride, the risks far outweigh the benefits. Fluoride-selling pharmaceutical giants that profit greatly from it are behind the marketing campaigns to sell this product, but should we really still be using it in our bodies? ~ Drs. Viglielmo Biological Dentistry, (845) 339-1619, www.drvigs.com
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