The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
there is a pretty clear body of literature to suggest that putting fluoride in the water does decrease at rates of tooth decay and rates of dental cavities fluoride can form hydroxyapatite just like calcium can form hydroxyapatite in the tooth enamel and that is resistant to cavities
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Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
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there is a pretty clear body of literature to suggest that putting fluoride in the water does decrease at rates of tooth decay and rates of dental cavities fluoride can form hydroxyapatite just like calcium can form hydroxyapatite in the tooth enamel and that is resistant to cavities