Fort Myers City Council did not make a decision Tuesday evening to stop adding fluoride to the city's water system.
Small amounts of fluoride are added to water to help strengthen teeth; many of us get it at the dentist. Because everyone couldn't always afford dental care, this was added to boost teeth protection.
"It's been in my water my whole life, and I seem to be doing pretty good," said David Swazey, a Fort Myers resident.
David doesn't mind having fluoride in his water.
"I don't necessarily agree with it being taken out," he said.
"I mean, what I've always been told is bad, so when you think about fluoride, it's kind of like, 'Oh, that's a bad thing, like a heavy metal or a toxin, that's causing damage,'" said Gilbert.
The back-and-forth debate is causing people to be confused.
"There's a lot of conspiracy theories about what fluoride is and how it works, but it's something that's been in the water for a very long time, and there's been a lot of research showing how effective it is in reducing the amount of carries in the general public," said Dr. Billy Truax.
Truax says he understands why Fort Myers is considering removing fluoride from the water.
"We're going to see these fights in many, many cities. It's going to come down to, you know, they can save money by taking it out of the water. It's one less thing they have to do," he said.
Some people just want more research.
"Someone's always gonna have a good thing to say about it, as well as a bad, so it's one of it's going to be like a personal decision," said Brandon Gilbert.
"So if the majority wants fluoride, then you do it, and if the majority does not, then you remove it," said Taylor.