Whats the best water to drink in your opinion???

[deserth3]

Mrs.ssippi I'm 45. Grew up on Long Island New York. That was supposed to be one of the great things there, Flouride in the water. I grew up havingproblems with my teeth untill I went into the Air Force and I stopped having problems. Because I went to places without flouride.
I've also met other people who grew up with Flouridated water who've had a lot of cavities. I just don't believe it works for everyone like it's advertised. My kids grew up without flouride in the water but used a flouride rinse. They have perfect teeth.
It may help some but I don't believe it help's all.

[3Hummer]

I never even knew that some flouride had water in it! in general i dont like tap water at all espiaclly in florida when im up in Maine the tap water is amazing but when down here and other places im a much bigger fan of bottled water!

[ree]

Let me guess. You never brushed your teeth until you joined the Air Force where they made you brush your teeth every night and gave you pushups and latrine duty if you missed.

You're probaby right. Nothing helps everybody (all generalizations are false).

But conversely, there are a lot of areas that use non-flouridated water, a lot of times well water ut in the country, where dental problems are rampant. Is it the water? Is it the enconomic status of the area? Is it the quality of education? Is it the quality of care in these places? Who knows.

[Mrs.ssippi]

Originally Posted by deserth3

Mrs.ssippi I'm 45. Grew up on Long Island New York. That was supposed to be one of the great things there, Flouride in the water. I grew up havingproblems with my teeth untill I went into the Air Force and I stopped having problems. Because I went to places without flouride.
I've also met other people who grew up with Flouridated water who've had a lot of cavities. I just don't believe it works for everyone like it's advertised. My kids grew up without flouride in the water but used a flouride rinse. They have perfect teeth.
It may help some but I don't believe it help's all.

I still think flouride in moderate amounts is good for your teeth, less than or = to 1/ppm. I think alot of the problem is with natural fluoridation, the flouride that occurs naturally in well water and flouride from waste products. Because you can not control it. It's very hard to determine how flouride works due to diet. Everyone eats different things. In America we eat alot of sugar. I tell my patients that alot of things that start with a "C" can cause cavities. Cookies, Candy, Coke, Cake...... You have other populations that have a small number of caries due to diet. Lots of fish and rice. I still think the best way to prevent caries is by manual means, brushing and flossing. But I must say thank you for talking about this, because it had me look this stuff up again and read up on the subject. But I did have some issues with it due to the fact that one of the websites is called "treehugger". I guess smoking pot, listening to Phish, and voting for Billary will be the best thing for your teeth.

[deserth3]

I guess smoking pot, listening to Phish, and voting for Billary will be the best thing for your teeth.

I'd rather pay for bottled water. Billary is scarry

[KenP]

Originally Posted by 3Hummer

in general i dont like tap water at all espiaclly in florida when im up in Maine the tap water is amazing but when down here and other places im a much bigger fan of bottled water!

I agree. You're not supposed to drink the water in Laint American countries.