FLUORIDE: Is It bad for your teeth?

Apparently the American Dental Association admits it, it warns mothers against preparing baby foods with fluoridated water as it may be bad for the development of babies' teeth.





Why does my dentist insist on it!

FLUORIDE: Is It bad for your teeth?
Dental Fluorosis!





I stopped using fluoride toothpaste a year ago, since then, I do not have sensitive teeth, they've become whiter, my breath is fresher and the last time I went to the dentist was the first time in 30 years where I didn't need any drilling!
Reply:My teeth are green so it can't hurt me
Reply:Because flouride helps prevent cavaties.
Reply:Too much for young children can be bad for their teeth x
Reply:Fluoride is a toxin used as a rat poison. It was discovered by accident but the consumption of it is a matter of dosage. We have lead free paints and non toxic Plasticine etc for our babies to protect them and then give them poison on their tooth brushes, how sick is that ?
Reply:Fluoride is only dangerous in excess. I don't know how much they put in the water in the US, but in the UK the level in the drinking water is completely safe and tooth decay in children in fluoride-treated water areas is five times less than that of children in non-fluoride-treated water areas.





‘Dental fluorosis’ is caused by having too much fluoride when the teeth are developing. This can ahppen when fluoride supplements are taken by children under 7 who live in areas where the water supply is fluoridated. It can also happen when children swallow toothpaste.
Reply:that is rubbish....I was raised in Zimbabwe, where there is a natural level of floride in the water...as a kid I ate loads of sweets.....to date I dont have any fillings and I am thirty, floride has been introduced into UK water supplies following the same evidence that floride is good for you teeth....I am sure there is something underneath what the US is doing ...probably cos some US lobby group are trying to make money out of the general public....no floride in water means more people have to go to dentists...more money for the industry ......I would not trust any US evidence...for petes sake their tobacco industry has only recently admitted that tobacco can cause cancer!
Reply:It's only bad for your teeth when applied with a hammer.
Reply:It's good for teeth (especially young, developing teeth). Unless the ADA has discovered something new (?!), the addition of fluoride in toothpaste has been around for a long time. Water naturally contains fluoride and in some countries where content is lower, taking fluoride tabs is prescribed for kids. I've recently moved to UK from France, and my kids were prescribed fluoride tabs there. The French take the health of their teeth pretty seriously, so I'd go along with them on this. Now, too much fluoride, is of course bad for you (as is mostly anything).
Reply:are you sure that it is bad for babies? my baby had his first two front teeth at 3 months. and his pedia strongly recommend him of having a baby brush at this early...
Reply:i THINK ITS GOOD 4 YOU BECAUSE ALL THE BRAND-NAMES TOOTH PASTES SAY THEY HAVE IT .


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SO I THINK ITS GOOD .


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BUT IT DIFFERS FROM PEOPLE TO PEOPLE
Reply:Dentists are sometimes paid to promote certain things. In this case, I think fluoride is not a bad idea. The American Dental Association was alarmed about a true fact: LARGE AMOUNTS of fluoride are harmful. Yet just brushing your teeth with some isn't harmful, and is actually beneficial to you. If fluoride was so harmful, you, I, and a lot of other people would have poorly developped teeth!
Reply:Yes, flouride should not be given to babies and young children as it is toxic if swallowed in large doses, many toothpastes for children and herbal toothpastes don't contain any. Flouride does make your teeth stronger at the deveolping age and more resistant to decay, and since flouride is a naturally occuring mineral in water, we all have tiny amounts which do us no harm, flouridated water has more added which is a contraversial matter, yet many other chemicals are used to treat water we drink.


Flouride mouthwash is a good alternative for strengthening teeth as you spit it out.
Reply:Why doesn't everyone just stop listening to the so called 'experts' that keep preaching to us about what we should use, eat, do etc. I often wonder how people managed in days gone by without all the 'experts' input? As long as you don't overdo anything, then a little of what you fancy does you good. Be it food, drink, sunbathing, or whatever. Just live your life to suit yourself, stop listening to all these loonies.
Reply:too much flouride is bad, but they do need some. tooth paste has flouride in it and you brush with that everyday. the amount of flouride in water isnt great enough to cause damage anyways.
Reply:Yes it is bad for yur teeth too much can rot them. I live in scotland and flouride is banned from the drinking water here but in England Flouride is still added to drinking water. Flouride is still important but only in toothpastes as this alone gives enough protection where as drinking it all the time does have adverse effects
Reply:Babies should have a very low amount of fluoride per day. The total dose should be at 0.25 mg or less. Water is fluoridated at a level of 1 part per million. This would give 1 mg per liter of water. This is based on the expected daily consumption of 1 liter, which is approximately the same as 1 quart. If your baby drinks four 8 ounce bottles of formula a day, this means the baby is getting a full milligram of fluoride, which is four times the recommended dose for a baby. It is better to mix formula in non-fluoridated water and provide the fluoride in a prescribed supplement so you know exactly what dose the baby is getting.





Roxusan, can you please tell me how to get on a list of dentists who are paid to recommend certain things? I tell everyone to use Crest toothpaste, but they won't even give me free samples.
Reply:no if it was they wouldn't put it in tooth paste
Reply:you need to take note of what your dentist says. im sure that you local water wil tel u that...baby foods have additives maybe so be careful ...what they contain..in the food..good luck