Re: fluorosis (how much fluoride?)
From: Joel M. Eichen (joeleichen_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 12/12/04
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Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 12:34:50 -0500
On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 16:55:48 GMT, Keri <nospamplease@nospam.com>
wrote:
>>
>>What is true is that this lady is having a cow over something that is a
>>small and correctible defect in teeth. Self flaggellation went out when
>>Jesus Christ was Lord and Master in Europe (that is: The Middle Ages).
>>This is 2004/2005, and this lady needs to get some balance into her head
>>or the SAAAAAME thing will happen again and again..... I am worried
>>about those kids with an attitude like that.
>>SP
>
>Look, I will agree that I am worked up over something that already
>occured, and I have no control over. However, there is NOTHING wrong
>about educating myself on this subject.
We agree.
The cow agrees too.
Joel
> I have a 7 month old baby
>girl, also, and I want to make sure her fluoride intake is adequate
>but not too much. Therefore, this subject interests me alot. Should
>I just continue to be ignorant on the subject and let it happen to my
>2nd daughter's teeth, too? My concern is that the ADA claims
>fluorosis will result when you go over a ridiculously small amount of
>fluoride per day. In my community, the fluoride in the water is at
>1ppm. Both my kids will likely drink lots of water because I don't
>like to give them juice (just sugar water, IMO). Anyway, 2 year olds
>cannot spit toothpaste, so why do the directions on the tube (Oral B
>stages for kids, for example) say to use a pea sized amount for 2-6
>years old? 2 year olds should not have fluoridated toothpaste. If
>you brush twice a day, they are ingesting about .75 mg. If they drink
>a liter of water per day (like my toddler), they are getting 1 mg.
>Just right there you are over the ADA's recommended intake AND the
>upper intake tolerable level (by ALOT). This is my point, it should
>not be in the water, when it's so easy to go over. Maybe some
>dentists LIKE it this way so they can make more money on correcting
>fluorosis. However, I have read numerous times that it is extrememly
>difficult to correct damage from fluorosis.
>
>I do not care if I seem neurotic. This subject interests me and I
>want to do whats best for my child's teeth. The research I have been
>doing while my children nap or are with my husband playing in no way
>affects the wonderful relationship we have. Give me a break.
>
>Oh yeah, as far as there being a fluorosis crisis in my area, no I
>have not heard of one. However fluorosis is not always severe, and
>most parents I have talked to recently are not using fluoridated
>toothpaste for their kid and their children don't drink that much
>water. So most likely they will not have too much of a problem.
>
>Keri
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