Fluoride FAQ’s

What is fluoride?

Fluoride is a mineral salt it is found in almost every water source on earth.

Why do water authorities put fluoride into water?

Fluoride is added to drinking water for dental health, it strengthens teeth on contact.

What is fluorosis?

Fluorosis is a cosmetic condition that affects the teeth. It’s caused by overexposure to fluoride during the first eight years of life. This is the time when most permanent teeth are being formed.

Is Fluoride dangerous?

Although fluoride is safe for dental health at low concentrations, sustained consumption of large amounts of soluble fluoride salts is dangerous, ingestion of fluoride can produce gastrointestinal discomfort, the lethal dose for most adult humans is estimated at 5 to 10 g.

How do I know if my local water authority is adding too much Fluoride?

Water authorities have a number of safeguards in place to ensure that Fluoride is added in the correct amounts, first is the selection of the dosing equipment, the dosing equipment can only dose a very small amount, even if the equipment was turned up to full speed it cannot put too much Fluoride into the water, there are other safeguards put in place both mechanical and electrical to ensure that Fluoride concentration is correct, water samples are taken every day and tested for Fluoride concentration, if Fluoride concentrations are too high it is reportable, so you would hear about it. Water authorities Maintain a Flouride concentration of around 1mg per litre of water, to put that into perspective you would need to drink 1000 litres of water to consume 1gram of fluoride.

How do I remove Fluoride from the water?

The only way to remove Fluoride is by Reverse Osmosis, RO will remove mineral salts, Parasites, Bacteria and heavy metals such as lead, Mercury ect.