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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

I asked myself and I had no idea.

I then looked to experts who make a career of studying theses things and are held to standards and peer review. There is a Cochrane review on this topic just updated last month. The answer is that yes it does help reduce childhood caries at least a little bit.