Fluoridating drinking water

[ladymoreta]

Weird! I never knew fluoride in water was controversial, and I had no idea there were places that didn't do it.

[ides]

Weird! I never knew fluoride in water was controversial, and I had no idea there were places that didn't do it.

Me too. I'm so clueless.

[mommax3]

I didn't know, either, and when we lived in San Antonio, they were talking about fluoridating the water. It was a huge deal and it took me a long time to wrap my head around why it would even be an issue.

[Thirteen]

I grew up with well water, and turned out okay.

Having said that, we had it in LA, and I'm pretty sure we have it here.

[scrub-jay]

Fun fact: I *think* it all started here in CO in the early 1900s, when researchers discovered that there was extreme fluorosis (called the Colorado brown stain at the time) among the population, but little to no tooth decay.

[Amiens]

Fun fact: I *think* it all started here in CO in the early 1900s, when researchers discovered that there was extreme fluorosis (called the Colorado brown stain at the time) among the population, but little to no tooth decay.

Yep you are right.

I will say I haven't had an opinion one way or the other until we moved to 5 acres on well water, and my son's teeth went to pot. At age 8, he had a root canal, and we were flossing, brushing teeth, seeing the dentist every 6 months, etc. Since we have been doing children's fluoride every night after brushing - no cavities. I also found out that in our area, fluoride is not added because it is naturally occurring and the water companies don't feel the need to add it. I wonder if the levels of naturally occurring fluoride levels were higher in our previous neighborhood than our current area. The kids just had check ups last week, and areas that were being "watched" and "noted" are no longer issues, and no cavities.

[MrsK]

Aaaaand, it looks like the fluoridated watter is not going to happen in Wichita. . .