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by malfist 632 days ago
First, fluorosis isn't demineralization of teeth, it's hypermineralization, way on the other side of the spectrum.

Second, you'll get water poisoning before you'd get fluorosis from tap water. I challenge you to find anyone who has gotten fluorosis from tap water alone

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So long as the tap water is correctly treated, it's not going to give you fluorosis, but in the event the plant breaks and no one is testing the water, it can happen

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/article/where-water-turned-d...

Sure, their can be industrial accidents. But just because some company made a radiation therapy device that accidentally fataly irradiated people, doesn't mean that radiation isn't an effective treatment for cancer