Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> In article >,
> Pete C. > wrote:
> >
> >jmcquown wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> If fluoride is (allegedly) so bad why is it added to toothpaste? Why do
> >> they sell fluoride rinses? Why do dentists give fluoride treatments? I
> >> really don't understand the paranoia about fluoride.
> >
> >Have you read the warning not to swallow more than a pea sized amount of
> >fluoride toothpaste? It's on every single tube of fluoride toothpaste
> >since fluoride is highly toxic. If you don't understand the significant
> >difference between topical application of fluoride toothpaste to teeth
> >followed by a rinse, vs. drinking the toxic fluoride (and it's reaction
> >by-products) daily then you need to go back to grade school level
> >science classes.
>
> If you don't understand the difference between 0.7 ppm fluoride
> in drinking water and 1000 ppm fluoride in toothpaste, then you
> need to go ack to grade-school level science classes.

If you don't comprehend the difference between 0.7 ppm consumed, vs.
1000 ppm spit out and rinsed, you have failed all science classes.