• some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    The was no fluoride where I was born and lived for the first two years of my life. I’ve had a mouth full of cavities all my life.

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      1 month ago

      I never had flouride at all, ever, in my water and I’ve only had maybe 2 cavities.

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        1. people do have different teeth.
        2. are you sure? Keep in mind that the most common reason to not flouridate water is because natural flouride levels are sufficient.
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            Genes do play a role in dental health. Water flouridation very effectively does a better job providing better results to more people with great reliability. That’s backed by a huge amount of data.

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        My brothers had flouridarted water and few cavities. You won’t convince me that’s not at fault.

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        I lived in a properly fluoridated region and have not had any!

        Ignore anecdotes kids and use statistics!