Should I vote for or against water fluoridation?

[??????????]

The US and Aussie govts disagree.  Dentists disagree.  Unless you got something a little more substantial than about.com, the 83% of us in agreement will stay that way.

http://www.organicconsumers.org/foodsafety/flouride101705.cfm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_fluoridation_controversy

[dead0man]

From your cites it seems the most "dangerous" thing is some mild discoloration of teeth in very young people.  Until more negative evidence comes in I'll take the 1.4 fewer cavities on average in places with fluoridated water vs non-fluoridated water.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

From your cites it seems the most "dangerous" thing is some mild discoloration of teeth in very young people.  Until more negative evidence comes in I'll take the 1.4 fewer cavities on average in places with fluoridated water vs non-fluoridated water.

Do they not have toothpaste and toothbrushes where you are?

[dead0man]

No, they were banned in Nebraska after the Great Toothing of '04.

[J. J.]

From your cites it seems the most "dangerous" thing is some mild discoloration of teeth in very young people.  Until more negative evidence comes in I'll take the 1.4 fewer cavities on average in places with fluoridated water vs non-fluoridated water.

It can be more than "mild" discoloration.

One think I would look at is the use of fluoride in the community as a supplement.  If there is widespread use as a supplement, I'd vote against it.

There is, of course, the question of cost.

[Hatman 🍁]

Interestingly the election before we passed it in 1964, flouridation failed just barely. Meanwhile showing movies on Sunday passed with 60% of the vote! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa_municipal_election,_1962

So, why is Waterloo Region 46 years behind Ottawa?

[k-onmmunist]

Against

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Can't we all just get back to the "Dr Strangelove" Jokes?

[2952-0-0]

In the City of Waterloo, which has repeatedly been proclaimed the most intelligent city in Canada, 41.16% of citizens have come out to vote, which is a large jump from 27% in the last election.

The result on fluoride is NO: 13363, YES: 13216.

And I contributed to the winning side.

[dead0man]

Your local dentists appreciate the business!

[Earth]

I'd vote against it because it's unnecessary.

[??????????]

Your local dentists appreciate the business!

Toothpaste has flouride in it already, why do we need to dose up so much on it?

[dead0man]

1.4 extra cavities per person...I don't know how many people are in his area, but even it's a few thousand....it's still a lot of teeth.

[hawkeye59]

"Hello. This is Jack D. Ripper. Can I buy a house in the Waterloo Region?"

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

"Hello. This is Jack D. Ripper. Can I buy a house in the Waterloo Region?"

Finally! More Dr Strangelove jokes! I was getting bored with this thread.

[Ban my account ffs!]

I've grown up with well water that was softened, and have always preferred that.  I don't like the taste of fluoridated water... but I understand the need for it.

Perhaps you can just start buying the regurgitated tap water the bottled water companies take from cities across America and sell at a 1000% profit!

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I remember when I lived on the Reservation the school had to periodically give us little cups of fluoride to swish around in our mouths for about 3 minutes because the water was so poorly fluoridated and apparently not up to state standards. So I always figured just do it properly to prevent that sort of thing.

[Free Palestine]

Precious bodily fluids, etc.

[SPC]

Against. I opposed forced medication of people, especially that which punishes people who take better care of their teeth.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

I remember when I lived on the Reservation the school had to periodically give us little cups of fluoride to swish around in our mouths for about 3 minutes because the water was so poorly fluoridated and apparently not up to state standards. So I always figured just do it properly to prevent that sort of thing.

Rinsing with flouride is a normal procedure in many dentists' office, regardless of whether the drinking water supply has been contaminated in the area.

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Vote for it. There's no reason not to vote against it, unless you realize it's an evil Nazi plot!!!!!!

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Vote for it. There's no reason not to vote against it, unless you realize it's an evil Nazi plot!!!!!!

Nazi? So you realize the communist threat posed to us? You know when Water Flouridation first came out? 1946. How's that for your communist conspiracy theory?

[Hatman 🍁]

Vote for it. There's no reason not to vote against it, unless you realize it's an evil Nazi plot!!!!!!

Fail. The election was like 2 weeks ago.