What is fluoridation of water?

Question

aaronq · Answer

adding fluorine to water supplies.

anonymous · Answer

Can it harm you?

anonymous · Answer

Do you think we should add it to our water supply?

aaronq · Answer

wait sorry i mean fluoride ions $F^-$, not fluorine $F_2$.

they claim it helps with teeth decay, but i personally don't know.

anonymous · Answer

That is what I read also.

anonymous · Answer

That water that you buy at a pet store, is that fluoride water?

aaronq · Answer

nope, unless it says so.

anonymous · Answer

oh ok

aaronq · Answer

did you mean grocery store? i don't think they sell water at pet stores

anonymous · Answer

Because my dog had some serious smelling breath, I gave that to her for a week straight and they smelt and looked so much better!!!

aaronq · Answer

oh so it was medicated?  i'm guessing there was other stuff besides fluoride ions, i'm not sure what kind of water you're talking about, i haven't come across it. If you still have the bottle (or remember the brand) you can look it up online.

anonymous · Answer

No I got it a Pet's Super Market

anonymous · Answer

I don't remember the name

aaronq · Answer

hm i see. well i tried googling it, nothing like that came up, so i can't really help you with that.

abb0t · Answer

Although it helps with tooth decay, if the concentration of fluorine gets too high, it can become dangerous to our gastrointestinal system. Also keep in mind that fluorine is pretty reactive, the potential for it to react with other things also makes it risky. That's my guess on this.