First let me be clear: I’m not a crazy conspiracy person (…on this) I just don’t rely on a municipal well. As far as I know adding fluoride to the private well at my houses is not a thing, good or bad. I did drink municipal water for two years when I lived on campus in college.

That said, is fluoride a benefit to adults or just children?

When I was a kid I got fluoride treatments at the dentist, but then aged out. I’ve never had a cavity in forty years, but I’d like to keep it that way. Should I still be doing it?

Also no, I’m not using the internet as a substitute for a dentist, just my next dental appointment is in four months. TIA

  • @QualifiedKitten
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    311 month ago

    Be mindful that … air conditioning nullifies the effects for cavities.

    Got any sources for that? My admittedly very brief search just turned up a bunch of stuff about ventilation and COVID/aerosols.

    • @dustyData
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      -31 month ago

      Dry air, dries the mouth. Dry mouth is sensible to cavities.

      • @QualifiedKitten
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        81 month ago

        I understand that air conditioning removes some moisture from the air, but just how much of an effect does it actually have on oral moisture? I was hoping to find some sort of studies with actual measurements of some sort.

        • @stoly
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          61 month ago

          It does sound like some armchair reasoning rather than observation or study.