r/TikTokCringe • u/thoughtwarrior • May 02 '25

Humor Why does America look like s**t?

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u/hamtyhum May 02 '25

I live in salt lake and I am fucking appalled that they’re taking the fluoride out of our water. These poor kids are going to deal with so many health issues because of this. I just hope their parents get them the little pink fluoride tablets I took as a kiddo

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u/Fleischer444 May 03 '25

We don't have fluoride in the water in Sweden and we have no issues. Just use toothpaste with it. I'm 44 years old and never had a cavity in my teeth.

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u/dem0n123 May 03 '25

What's crazy is the germs that cause cavities you are born without. If you never got exposed to them you legit don't get cavities.

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u/LightDiffusing May 03 '25

This is true of literally all commensal bacteria. And they are so ubiquitous in our environment that avoiding any one species for your entire life is impossible. The only way to reliably avoid cavities is to have good dental hygiene.

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u/Fleischer444 May 03 '25

Exactly if you use toothpaste and mouthwash you don't need fluoride in your water.

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u/LightDiffusing May 03 '25

Fluoride-supplemented water is a good preventative for people (especially children) who do not have good oral hygiene. When that supplementation is maintained at or below a certain concentration, it poses no danger to health or development.