[RobinP]

I believe scant amounts of Flouride ingestion is benign as it is ubiquitous in nature and found in many food sources, natural and processed. Flouride and phosphorus are used along with calcium, and vit d in bone mineralization. However, again only very small amounts of phosphorus and flouride are required for this process. High levels of either compound are toxic. In fact, Flouride used to be used as rat poisoning. Of course, this was flouride in large amounts.

I don't believe in flourization of water nor do I believe that flouride supplements should be given to children for dental health who drink well water. Certainly, flouride used as a dental product in toothpaste has some advantages, including dental cavity reduction and desensitizing sensitive teeth. I couldn't live without it for my sensitive teeth. However, I do rinse well and sip following brushing, eliminating any ingestion.