Talk:Fluoride therapy

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1 Wikify
2 Unsafe?
3 Dental treatment
4 Micro Level

[edit] Wikify

Beginning to wikify. Have checked for copyright violations. --Draicone ^(talk)

Finished wikifying, but this article needs serious cleanup from someone with experience in the field. --Draicone ^(talk) 01:25, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

There are NO citations whatsoever. The neutrality of this section should be disputed.

[edit] Unsafe?

This page will confuse people because it deals mostly with topical fluoride but then throws in water fluoridation without justification. Could you please add the following sentence as the second sentence in the page:

Fluoride is often use as a topical dental treatment but fluoride is not safe to randomly consume.

Thanks LisaChris 00:34, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

Added with a minor rewording. --Draicone ^(talk) 01:11, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

I have removed the wikification template. --Draicone ^(talk) 08:50, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

There are those who believe that fluoride is detrimental to human health and should not be used at all. I am not an expert in this field, but I think that, although it is a "minority opinion," it should be adequately addressed in this article.--Dlgwiki 18:36, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Since anti-fluoridation views are a minority opinion, it is better to address those particular points of view adequately in water fluoridation controversy, which is what that article accomplishes. Very frequently, these anti-fluoride arguments are made in the context of water fluoridation, and therefore those views fit nicely into that article. I do not see any reason to cover that opinion in this article, especially since it disagrees with the majority of health and research organizations. - Dozenist talk 22:28, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

It's not only water fluoridation that is controversial, also dental treatment and prevention with fluoride so why did you remove the part that adressed that? Are you benefiting whom doing this?

[edit] Dental treatment

The section on fluoride treatment at the dentist needs much more. Some dentists routinely treat all patients with high-concentration foam in trays. This can add $25 USD to each cleaning visit. What chemicals are used? What concentrations? What are major brands/products? What are pros/cons of such treatment? To what extent can same benefits/results be obtained at home? How much cheaper would that be? 69.87.200.131 15:42, 15 December 2006 (UTC)