Medical Do you agree with the use of sodium fluoride?

[Yadama]

So I just finished my chemistry homework and was going through my answers and googling them to learn more about them. I got to sodium fluoride and I already knew it was that stuff dentists put on your teeth and that it wasn't to good for you. I read that it has some advantages like preventing cavities, but is also used as a stomach poison for insects. I also read that in large doses it can cause stomach ulcers and is lethal at around 5-10 grams for a 150-ish pound human(toxic to inhale too).

So I want to know what your opinions are on the subject, do you agree with the use of sodium fluoride?

 

[lisab]

The unofficial motto for the field of toxicology is, "It's not the poison that kills, it's the dose."

Many common chemicals can be toxic if you take enough - even water has a toxic dose!

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/strange-but-true-drinking-too-much-water-can-kill/

It's all about the dose.

 

[Evo]

A good place to close.