Flouride

Fluoride

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Summary

This talks of the advantages and disadvantages of the mineral fluoride in terms of dental hygenie and also debates water fluoridation for the public

Earth has many minerals and salts whose worth has been realized and man has been desperately trying to use them for their benefits . Once such mineral being used by man is fluoride , which is found in earth 's crust and is widely scattered in the natural world

Fluoride has a natural character to harden

enamel on teeth . It also works on the demineralization and re-mineralization process that takes place because of the saliva in the mouth . Once food is consumed saliva abodes acids that sometimes dissolve calcium and phosphorus under the tooth or it sometimes restocks calcium and phosphorus . Fluoride makes the calcium and phosphorus replenishing stronger and helps prevent from tooth decay (Mary L . Gavin , 2008

In a study conducted in 1930 , it was concluded that people who had been bought in areas with fluoridated water showed two-thirds fewer cavities than people bought up in non fluoridated water . Organizations like WHO , American dental association and American health association have all endorsed the concept of adding fluoride to water as they have enough study to prove that it is beneficial and has a large effect on preventing tooth decay . Fluoride is put in the water in the form of hydrofluorosilicic acid . In different natural water bodies , the fluoride level differs and generally is lesser than the...