14 DAY TRIAL // First off, I must admit that, up until today, I had no idea that a so-called fluoride mystery even existed. Apparently, it does. And it's all about specialists' being unable to say how and why fluoride battles tooth decay.
By the looks of it, this 50-year-old (?!) mystery is about to be solved.
Thus, a team of specialists at Saarland University in Germany claim that, following their carrying out several investigations, they reached the conclusion that fluoride might keep bacteria from sticking to teeth.
This means that the bacteria can be fairly easily washed away either with the help of saliva or whenever brushing.
My Health News Daily says that, when coming in contact with teeth, fluoride fuses with them. This translates into the creation of an acid-resistant layer that keeps bacteria at bay.
Long story short, fluoride is to teeth what Teflon is to frying pans, the researchers suggest.
The specialists also suspect that fluoride weakens bacteria and therefore impairs their ability to affect teeth.
Hopefully, further research on the matter at hand will allow the specialists to shed more light on the matter and hand.