Year: 2022

Why Toothpaste is Not Meant to Be Swallowed

One of the very first things about toothpaste that most of us come to learn is that it is not supposed to be swallowed. As youngsters brushing our own teeth for the very time, we will remember being very sternly warned against swallowing the toothpaste. At that age, that would have sounded rather counter-intuitive, because for one, most of us had toothpaste introduced to us as ‘medicine for the teeth.’ So if the toothpaste had medical value, why not swallow it; we would ask. It didn’t help matters either that most toothpaste brands tend to contain some amount of sugar, so they are somewhat sweet. And seeing that as youngsters, we would have been accustomed to being encouraged to swallow the various sweet things that came our way, leading many of us to wonder why toothpaste was the exception.

So we grew knowing that toothpaste is not to be swallowed. And after some years, most of us just stopped asking questions, and came to conclusion that ‘that was just the way things are:’ toothpaste is not meant to be swallowed. But the critical thinker, which is what a majority of us consider ourselves to be, doesn’t just accept thing because they are said. The critical think wants to know the ‘spirit’ or the ‘wisdom’ behind every rule. When the critical thinker is told that toothpaste is not meant to be swallowed, he wants to know what the reasoning behind this instruction is. It is that, then, which we now proceed to explore.

As it turns out, the main reason why toothpaste is not meant to be swallowed is because it can be toxic. Put another way, the reason as to why toothpaste is not supposed to be swallowed is because some specific, well known ingredients in it can be toxic. This contrasts the explanations that most of us have devised for ourselves, to rationalize the instruction that toothpaste is not meant to be swallowed. In most of those other explanations, we tend to imagine that the reason toothpaste is not to be swallowed is because swallowing it (after tooth brushing) would amount to swallowing ‘dirt’ – the dirt in this case being the food particulates and bacteria that are washed away during the tooth cleaning process. The problem with this way of thinking is that it tends to make the potential consequences for swallowing toothpaste look less grave than they actually are. If all you will be doing, by swallowing toothpaste is ingesting a little bit of dirt, you won’t see that as a particularly huge deterrent against your doing so. But when you are told that what you will be doing, when swallowing toothpaste, is poisoning yourself, it suddenly becomes clear that it is something you should make an effort to avoid (by concentrated, and carefully supervising children’s teeth-brushing sessions).

Notice that even some of the most seemingly benign ingredients in toothpaste can bring about some horrific effects when ingested. Taking the example of fluoride, which almost every toothpaste tube contains in substantial amounts, we would know that swallowing it would cause a condition called fluorosis. Such fluorosis can in turn greatly compromise the quality of life for the person who happens to suffer from it.…

Why should these documents be stored securely? The reason is that some of the documents above can be the target of theft. But the main reason is that people are often not careful in storing documents, so that they are lost or damaged due to misplaced storage.

Important documents are prone to damage because they are made of paper material, so we must be careful to prevent the document from being torn, eaten by termites, or wet. The reason is, to recreate important documents that are lost or damaged are usually not easy. It takes a lot of requirements, takes a long time, and of course there are administrative costs that we have to pay. Here’s How to Keep Documents Safe!

Copy and Scan Documents

After receiving an important document, all you have to do is photocopy the document, approximately 5 to 10 sheets. The purposes of photocopying documents are when you need the document Chicago obituaries, you don’t have to take out the original, reducing the risk of losing the document.

Laminate

To solve the problem of paper that is easily damaged, wet, or folded, you can use this method. Lamination is coating the document with a special plastic that will be heated, so that the document is protected and not easily damaged.

To laminate a document, you can go to a copy shop. If you want to save money, you can buy your own special laminated plastic, and use a clothes iron. Keep in mind, before doing your own lamination, you must learn special tricks so that the results are good, not damaging your document.

Label the Name on the Display Book

Don’t forget to label each display book a name . For example, with a label sticker, write “Birth Certificate (name of certificate owner)”. This label will make it easier to find documents. When you remove the document, don’t forget to return the document to the correct display book . Organizing important document storage may tend to be a hassle at first. But if it’s neat, in the future it will be very easy for you, you know . So don’t be lazy!…

Does Fluoride Cause Spotted Teeth?

In the early 1950’s concerns about dental health among children led to controversy when it was proposed that fluoride be added to drinking water. In Grand Rapids, Michigan fluoride was added to the drinking water and studies six years later found a dramatic decline in tooth decay among the children there. The Surgeon General endorsed water fluoridation and many communities responded by fluoridating city water supplies. Dentists joined in supporting this pronouncement.

In 1955, toothpaste manufacturers jumped on the fluoride bandwagon and America began to see an array of “Look, Mom, no cavities” commercials. Today, fluoride is being added to some bottled waters and to sodas. There are fluoride supplements available for children. Mouthwash contains fluoride.

Maybe young children are getting too much of a good thing. Federal health officials believe that Americans are getting too much of the chemical. Last week the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced plans to lower the recommended level of fluoride in drinking water for the first time since the 1950’s.

Why is that? They have discovered spotting and streaking on the teeth of about 40% of teenagers. Since the condition has been seen increasing in the last thirty years, officials looked to additional research studies to evaluate the problems. What they found in reviewing research by The Environmental Protection Agency is that long-term intake of fluoride can increase the risk of bone deformities which can cripple people. Greater risks of broken bones were also suspected.

Seventy years ago it appeared that people whose water and soil contained higher levels of fluoride had fewer cavities. However, a recent report by The National Academy of Sciences found that the serious fluoridosis can occur when the chemical is added to water at the level of two parts per million. Additionally, they found that with intake at the level of four parts per million could raise the incidence of bone fractures.

Whether or not water fluoridation is beneficial has been controversial for decades. Some point to the statistics in European countries where fluoride is seldom added to the water supplies. Some say water fluoridation is forcing medicine on us.

What is clear in light of recent studies is that the dental danger occurs mostly to young children who take in high amounts of fluoride before their permanent teeth have developed and cut through. Dentists agree that the damage seen in adolescents today can be covered by tooth whitening preparations.

What remains to be seen? How will the governmental agencies’ recommendations impact change? Will communities alter their water fluoridation policies? Are we destined to experience more bone abnormalities and fractures? What will the next chapter in the fluoridation saga reveal?…