On 12/5/2013 6:53 PM, sf wrote:
> On Thu, 05 Dec 2013 17:40:06 -0500, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2013-12-05 5:18 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> You're assuming I *had* science classes when I was in grade school. I
>>> don't remember any, but we moved a lot and every school was different.
>>> It doesn't matter. I've been drinking fluoridated water all my life.
>>> I'm fine. (And no, I don't swallow toothpaste.)
>>>
>>
>> I may have beat you on the shortest stay in a school. We didn't move a
>> lot but we did when I was half way through grade nine. I had to a
>> school a lot further away because I was taking instrumental music. I
>> only went to that school for one day. I opted to take art instead and
>> went to the one closer to home.
>>
>> As for fluoride... they started to fluoridate the water when I was a
>> kid. My younger brother and I bother ended up needed veneers due to
>> tooth enamel problems. My older brothers did not. They were older when
>> the fluoride was introduced. Not getting on a fluoride conspiracy
>> thing... just saying....
>
> Who got which gene probably played a role in that.
>
Yep, genes. My mom had bad teeth. She was wearing a full set of
dentures by the time she was in her 40's. My dad had good teeth, and
most of his natural teeth when he died at 83. My oldest brother and I
have good teeth. Middle-bro got the crappy teeth. Trust me, it didn't
have a thing to do with fluoridated water.

Jill