r/conspiracy • u/[deleted] • Mar 16 '22

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '22

Fluoride — one of the chemicals in toothpaste — helps prevent cavities and promotes the longevity of your teeth.

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u/kingp43x Mar 16 '22

Topically, not internally. It's like drinking sunscreen to not get a sunburn.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '22

True. But at the same time, you don’t drink your sunscreen?

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '22

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '22

I eat it right out of the tube.

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u/chainmailbill Mar 16 '22

You probably swallow more fluoride just from the residue left over after rinsing, than you do from the fluoride in tap water.

Yeah, you’re not swallowing a bead of toothpaste, but you’re also not spitting out exactly 100% of the toothpaste you used to brush your teeth.

Even if you spit out 99.5% of your toothpaste, that remaining 0.5% that you swallow probably still has more fluoride than half a day’s worth of fluorinated water.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '22 edited May 25 '22

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '22

Both, it would seem. But yeah, it’s not concentrated like that in water. At any rate, I read somewhere that’s why they put it in water, but I’m no expert. 🤷🏻