A 50-year-old female asked:
i use a sodium fluoride(<0.149%w/w)toothpaste 2 a day.i was told sodium fluoride is harmful.does it really cause cancer or death if use daily?stop?
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Dr. Theodore Davantzis answered
40 years experience Dentistry
You'll be fine..: .. and your teeth will be strong, too. Who told you this nonsense? Do you really believe that manufacturers would be allowed to place fluoride in toothpaste if it would kill you or cause cancer?
Answered on Apr 8, 2017
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Dr. Arnold Malerman answered
53 years experience Orthodontics
Anti-fluoride lobby: I'm afraid you have gotten misinformation from a well meaning but misinformed zealot. The ONLY thing that has been proved that Fluoride does, in therapeutic dose, is strengthen teeth. Over the last 70 years Fluoride has been blamed for every illness known to man, without a shred of evidence. Lots of allegations, no proof. And if it was dangerous the FDA would pull it from the market.
Answered on Apr 8, 2017
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