Anonymous
ID: VOpFg3lJ
7/3/2025, 9:51:34 PM No.509424257
>be 17
>be a sperg into holistic medicine
>fall down "fluoride is bad" rabbithole
>conduct shitty research
>decide to abandon fluoridated toothpaste bc "muh pineal gland"
>use overpriced fluoride-free toothpaste for seven years
>brush, floss twice per day, never smoke or drink alcohol, don't consume ultra processed food, cook and bake almost everything myself because avoiding canola oil and corn syrup like it's AIDS
>be 24
>wisdom tooth suddenly breaks and half while i'm eating breakfast one morning
>go to dentist
>discover i have 8 cavities, thrush, gingivitis, gum recession, bad breath, and soft enamel
>prescribed medicated mouthwash and told to use real toothpaste again
>gingivitis goes away within 4 weeks
>teeth start to whiten again
>thrush goes away
>get all 4 wisdom teeth removed and have to undergo 4 other fillings
>discover that a standard tube of toothpaste (6-8oz/170-220g) only contains about 170mg (0.17g) of fluoride
>discover that fluoride is naturally present in water sources and root vegetables
>discover there's only like 4mg/L of fluoride in tap water
>discover that only 1mg of fluoride is ingested during brushing
>discover only your bones and teeth retain fluoride, the rest you piss out
>discover that the lethal dose of fluoride is aprox 32mg per 2.2kg of body weight
>mfw i realize i would need to eat 13 tubes of toothpaste to experience the fluoride poisoning i was being a tinfoil hat faggot about for seven years
>be a sperg into holistic medicine
>fall down "fluoride is bad" rabbithole
>conduct shitty research
>decide to abandon fluoridated toothpaste bc "muh pineal gland"
>use overpriced fluoride-free toothpaste for seven years
>brush, floss twice per day, never smoke or drink alcohol, don't consume ultra processed food, cook and bake almost everything myself because avoiding canola oil and corn syrup like it's AIDS
>be 24
>wisdom tooth suddenly breaks and half while i'm eating breakfast one morning
>go to dentist
>discover i have 8 cavities, thrush, gingivitis, gum recession, bad breath, and soft enamel
>prescribed medicated mouthwash and told to use real toothpaste again
>gingivitis goes away within 4 weeks
>teeth start to whiten again
>thrush goes away
>get all 4 wisdom teeth removed and have to undergo 4 other fillings
>discover that a standard tube of toothpaste (6-8oz/170-220g) only contains about 170mg (0.17g) of fluoride
>discover that fluoride is naturally present in water sources and root vegetables
>discover there's only like 4mg/L of fluoride in tap water
>discover that only 1mg of fluoride is ingested during brushing
>discover only your bones and teeth retain fluoride, the rest you piss out
>discover that the lethal dose of fluoride is aprox 32mg per 2.2kg of body weight
>mfw i realize i would need to eat 13 tubes of toothpaste to experience the fluoride poisoning i was being a tinfoil hat faggot about for seven years
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