On the plus side, I smell a great opportunity for a longitudinal population study. 🤔

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[–] 124 points 1 year ago (3 children)

They did this in Calgary and then everyone's teeth went tits up.

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    [–] 58 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Time to invest in dentists i guess

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    or be the first to add fluoride to bottled water, or 'import' tap water from elsewhere, for sale in the state.

    i remember seeing bottled city of houston water on shelves in san antonio grocery stores back in the 1990s. san antionio was then, and until ~2002, the largest u.s. city without fluoridated water.

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  • [–] 55 points 1 year ago (23 children)

    There are two ways to prevent tooth decay. First is the easy way which is to put fluoride in the drinking water. It's easy and protects everyone, but particularly the poorer segments of the population that might struggle with things like preventative dentist appointments.

    The second way is the hard way which is to modify your diet to avoid foods high in sugars and carbs and to prefer more proteins and fiber. This is the approach some European countries take.

    If you do neither you will get significantly increased rates of tooth decay.

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    [–] 47 points 1 year ago

    Invest in anything and everything related to tooth decay management.

    Reality doesn't give a fuck about opinions.

    You'll make money.

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  • Them luxury bones are gonna get even more luxury.

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  • [–] 27 points 1 year ago

    If you are dentist in the area or plan to be a dentist you are about to make big money in the next few years.

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    I guess when their teeth start falling out they'll just say that it's god's will for them to have less teeth. 🙄

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    [–] 18 points 1 year ago

    You see, the brilliant part of this is that the leopards drink the same water. It's going to make it a lot harder for them to eat everyone's faces if their teeth are all rotted out.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago

    Their loss. Of teeth. Our should I say "loff", just to show them their future?

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

    DISCLAIMER: This is only true to the population that does take care of their teeth, which means that it will actually negatively affect some people in a serious way.

    While stopping the usage of fluoride in water is a bad decision that will lead to people having more dental issues, I would like to say that there are other developed nations that don't have fluoride in their water and it's not the end of the world. Because in modern times people use toothpaste and dental floss and have all of this routine that most people do twice a day, the fluoride in the water is not nearly as significant as that routine.

    I don't have the research right now but I do remember that I once dove into it and most of the studies are pretty old and the dental hygiene that we have today did not exist to the same degree and therefore fluoride in the water was a more significant additive.

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  • [–] 23 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    You'd be surprised how many people don't brush their teeth, let alone twice a day, and let alone floss. Those who do the correct shit will probably not feel the difference, those who don't will lose the only protection they had left.

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  • Rural dental care is notoriously poor in the US. Also, for some ridiculous reasons, dental care is treated separately from medical care when it comes to insurance. I know people who can't afford to go to the dentist and one who is lucky to have access to low cost dental school care. Putting fluoride in water at least helps those who don't or can't take good care of their teeth.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Yeah, I was actually wondering if it's still necessary if every toothpaste already has fluoride in it. It's probably still better to keep adding it just in case, since there's no real downside to doing it. But I guess we'll see in a generation what the long term effect is.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago

    I guess it’s a good time to be a dentist in Utah. They’ll have tons of new cavities to fill.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    You've seen the Kansas Experiment. Now get ready for the Utah Study.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago

    The coming dental apocalypse will be something to behold.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago

    The Golden Plates didn’t say anything about teeth, so it’s fine, right?

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Where do I buy stocks to invest in dental companies?

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Going to be some Nazi Mormons walking around with some busted ass teeth

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    [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    These fucks deserve what's coming. I say that with multiple relatives in Utah

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  • So will they back this up with affordable public dental care? Don't bother answering that.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago

    thoughts and prayers for their tooth

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  • [+] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child)
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    [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    This is the same state that brought us dirty soda, i.e. take some soda and add even more syrups and cream. Try and convince me this isn't some grand conspiracy by a shadowy cabal of dentists.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    It is sad in states with poor public health the condition you see people's teeth. There's always those that can afford dental care. Poor people can practice good habits but being able to see a dentist for a regular checkup/cleaning gives chance to be pestered to brush well, floss, etc. Utah teeth will look on average worse in the following decade

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    What a time to be a Mormon dentist!

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