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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Every time except one

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

That sucks. Sorry you have to deal with that.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, I've been using PayPal and AirBnB for years but if they ever start req... excuse me, WHEN they start requiring government ID I'm out.

I never tried Stripe

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

I don't consider them social media.

Virtually nothing on it is about the poster, and that's mostly how I see social media. Even more baffling is people calling YouTube social media.

Two important caveats though.

  1. maybe r/JohnQSmith type things are prevalent just not in my experience. There's plenty of content I've never seen.

  2. The descriptivists won the day, so language is about what people do say not what people should say. If people call it that and the dictionary or whatever says something different, the speakers aren't wrong. The dictionary is wrong.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

I don't have the ppm memorized, but it was like tenth percentile

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Not really. Since it isn't in my well no matter what I do, the effects of fluoride in water aren't relevant to my question.

But the consensus in the comments is that fluoride in my toothpaste and maybe mouthwash is sufficient, and having fluoride treatments as a child but not as an adult makes sense.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Thanks

Fluoridated water just isn't an option for me but I can ask my dentist about options beyond fluoridated toothpaste and mouthwash.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Yes I make sure mine does

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

No I was mostly thinking of oral intake

[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Wow, that does sound political!

Again, I'm not at all talking about additives to municipal water. That's clearly good. Just since my houses don't have it I'm curious if there's a missed opportunity for better.

Seems like "yes but small" given already using fluoridated toothpaste

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I would think so. I use fluoridated toothpaste, and another commenter recommended fluoridated mouthwash.

Seems like the answer is yes and I'll be discussing it with my dentist.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Yeah, the money isn't a thing for me. My houses are in parts of NY that just don't have municipal wells, so there's no reason to feel one way or the other about it. It just is what it is.

 

First let me be clear: I'm not a crazy conspiracy person (...on this) I just don't rely on a municipal well. As far as I know adding fluoride to the private well at my houses is not a thing, good or bad. I did drink municipal water for two years when I lived on campus in college.

That said, is fluoride a benefit to adults or just children?

When I was a kid I got fluoride treatments at the dentist, but then aged out. I've never had a cavity in forty years, but I'd like to keep it that way. Should I still be doing it?

Also no, I'm not using the internet as a substitute for a dentist, just my next dental appointment is in four months. TIA

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