Science Posts from Fluoride Exposed
Explore Fluoride – our space-themed resources on the chemistry of fluoride for cavity prevention
- Did you know about phosphate rock?
Did you know? Fluoride comes from phosphate rock. The fluoride we use to fight cavities – with water, toothpaste, and fluoride from the dentist – comes from phosphate rock in a few different regions in the U.S. This phophate rock outcrop is in the Phosphoria Formation, a geological formation covering 140,000 square miles over parts … Read more - A salty Fluoride Fact Friday
This Fluoride Fact Friday is going to be salty! Fluoride is an anion similar to chloride and iodide. They are all negatively charged atoms that form useful salts with positively charged sodium. Sodium chloride is the primary salt in table salt, sea salt, and pink Himalayan salt. Sodium iodide is added to iodized salt to … Read more - Great science quotes
“Science makes people reach selflessly for truth and objectivity.” Lise Meitner Science teaches us about ourselves. Read more about this famous physicist at brainpickings.org: https://www.brainpickings.org/2016/10/27/lise-meitner — they explore “How Pioneering Physicist Lise Meitner Discovered Nuclear Fission, Paved the Way for Women in Science, and Was Denied the Nobel Prize” “Don’t let anyone rob you of … Read more - Did you know?
Did you know? Nearly 2 million people in rural China have skeletal fluorosis from burning coal. Millions of people in rural China cook inside their homes over open stoves using coal that exposes them to all kinds of pollutants, as well as far too much fluoride. Regions such as Shaanxi province, Guizhou, and Eastern Yunnan … Read more - Seals, nature, and truth
Did you know? Fluoridation has the ADA seal of approval. Community water fluoridation is recommended by the American Dental Association, the largest scientific body for dentists in the U.S. and the same dentists who evaluate whether fluoride toothpastes and mouthwashes meet scientific criteria for the Seal of Acceptance program. That is some important smile science … Read more