Cecil did not make it clear: Flouride in drinking water protects one’s teeth by caoting the teeth, or is there some benefit to having the flouride absorbed in the digestive track when the water is swallowed?
The column is Is fluoride in water a good thing or a danger?
I don’t think putting flour in water has any benefit for your teeth at all. (I think you may have meant fluoride and fluoridation.) 
Now, if I’m reading this rather technical article correctly, the fluoride in drinking water acts by direct topical application to the tooth enamel rather than via absorption into the bloodstream, per the bolded section below:
There appears to be absolutely no use of the world flour in the OP. Not sure what you are referencing… 
Let me help you out:
It always gets my ire up a bit to hear that the only people who don’t want fluoride in their water are conspiracy theorists. Fluoride is meant to be applied topically and that really is the only way it is beneficial to teeth. A trip or call to your dentist will confirm this. So will just reading the side of fluoride treatment products. They say: (usually in bold, all caps letters) “do not swallow”.
Fluoride is toxic, and to my knowledge there are no studies that conclude that small dosages over a long period are just fine. In fact there are several that suggest this causes problems with the thyroid. Just do a web search on “fluoride thyroid” and you’ll find plenty of information on the subject.
The benefits of drinking fluoridated water just to have a little bit of fluoride wash over your teeth are iffy at best - especially when it’s in just about every kind of toothpaste you can buy. And if that’s not enough fluoride for you, it’s available in greater dosages in prescription toothpastes and fluoride mouthwashes.
Plus… Have you ever seen a commie drink a glass of water?
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As we all learned a week or so ago, so is water.
My god the commies are putting water in our fluoride.
You beat me too it John W Kennedy.
Hyponatremia can be caused by consuming too much water.
According to the ADA, at this link: http://www.ada.org/public/topics/fluoride/fluoride_article01.asp#systemic
(emphasis added)
Fluoride. Fluoride. Fluoride.
I know. I know. I know.
Just doesn’t feel proper when I’m typing it. One of them words I frequently type incorrectly.
Our baby books (you know, the ones every parent reads when having a kid–What to Expect When You are Expecting, etc.) indicated that children need to have fluoride in their diet while their teeth are developing, b/c the fluoride in their diet makes the enamel more resistant to decay. So if you don’t consume fluoride while your permanent teeth are actually being formed underneath the gum, you will be more prone to cavities. This is why some infant vitamins actually have fluoride in them–you know, so the baby will actually *ingest * it.
If there’s such a great need for health in the community, why don’t we also add vitamin C and calcium to tap water?
Calcium would clog up the pipes eventually, and vitamin C would taste horrible.
I was happy to see that Unca Cece was pretty evenhanded, admitting to a bit of a libertarian though process about the whole concept. What’s next, forcing people to wear seat belts? 
Don’t feel bad. Having worked in the industry (one of the products a former employer produced were electronic ballasts for fluorescent lighting), I’ve gotten very sensitized to that particular misspelling; it sticks out like a flashing neon sign to me.
Actually, it’s not uncommon to add essential nutrients to food. Iodized table salt is the most obvious example. Also, I think now most bread sold in the US has folic acid as an additive, to prevent neural tube defects in the babies of women who are in the very early stages of pregnancy. So, even though you are being a smartass, in fact there are food additives aimed at promoting community health. Do you think something is wrong with that?
They want to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids!