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Teeth OT
Originally posted by josiane
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Ah fair enough, TBH I have no idea when they started with the fluoride thing! I often say the one thing Oxford taught me was how to sound authoritative when you don't know what the heck you're talking about 
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I've just been googling, and although I can't find an exact date it looks as if water fluoridation started in the UK in the early 50's, which means I did have it 
Interestingly, from what I've read there are now fewer areas in the UK that still use WF, since it has proved to be detrimental in some ways
I'm no authority either, but I stand by my view that my childrens' teeth are in better condition than mine because I restricted their sugar intake fervently (much to my mother's disgust), whereas I had it poured down my throat practically from birth 
I have to believe that, otherwise I'd have to feel guilty about never allowing them sweets and cakes
Interestingly, from what I've read there are now fewer areas in the UK that still use WF, since it has proved to be detrimental in some ways I'm no authority either, but I stand by my view that my childrens' teeth are in better condition than mine because I restricted their sugar intake fervently (much to my mother's disgust
), whereas I had it poured down my throat practically from birth I have to believe that, otherwise I'd have to feel guilty about never allowing them sweets and cakes
My mum would never ever let us have sweets that you had to suck or chew for a long time as kids, only things that you chewed and swallowed quickly like chocolate or fudge or fruit pastilles. She used to suck polo mints all the time when she was a teenager and ended up with millions of fillings 
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