When Dental fluorosis starts and is it possible to stop it?

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I have a question about the Dental fluorosis. I think my 3 year old son has one. But his dentist didn’t say anything about it. When I asked what toothpaste is better to use for him - she said the one with the fluoride. I think it got worth now – he still doesn’t spit out the toothpaste. If I’ll stop using fluoride toothpaste now will he still have the Dental fluorosis on his permanent teeth?
Thank you in advance
you should alwais use toothpaste with fluoride, else there wont be as much effect concerning the toothpaste's capacity to fight the bacterias.

What you should modify is the amount of toothpaste he is using. All kids swallow the toothpaste, and thats why we say that a child should use a pea size of toothpaste.

If he really had that much fluoride to create fluorosis, he might get it as well on some of his permanents teeth, as they are already forming in his bone. But again, he should be just fine.. just watch to make sure he is not using too much toothpaste until he starts spitting it.  (+ info)

How do you prevent severe dental fluorosis?

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I am 11, and have seen the symptoms of fluorosis in my teeth lately. Before I knew what it was, I thought the white staining in my teeth was tarter build up, but know I know that is not the case. I seem to have a mild case of fluorosis, but would like to prevent it from becoming serious.
White staining could mean you had too much OR not enough fluoride. You have to ask a dental hygienist or dentist what the white spots mean on your next visit. No matter what it is once the white spots occur there is no cure/ no way to fix it. Whitening teeth will only make those spots bigger.
There is nothing wrong with fluorosis except that it doesnt look good. Nothing bad will happen to your teeth.

Fluorosis only happens to teeth before they come in (erupt). And by your age almost all of your adult have come in. So you probably only have 4 more adult teeth coming in so there is nothing you can do about it now.  (+ info)

does bleaching remove very mild dental fluorosis?

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I have minor dental fluorosis on the edges on my 4 front teeth. Will bleaching remove this? Or whitning treatments. It definately isnt a serve case, many of my friends have it as well. Which method is most affective?
Bleaching will not remove any kind of dental fluorosis, i recomend leaving it alone if it is not batherring you, the alternative is having a direct or indirect veneer put on your tooth.  (+ info)

Are there any treatments like invisalign to treat dental fluorosis?

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Want something immediate, non-drastic, and non-permanent... Something to make it not noticeable...

Feel free to suggest any other treatments for dental fluorosis.
I know that Invisalign does not treat dental fluorosis. But was wondering if there was something like that out there, that we could take on and off, and maybe could make the dental fluorosis not that noticeable.
Invisalign does NOT treat dental flourosis. It only moves the teeth into a better relationship with each other.
The treatment of dental flourosis depends on how severe it is. If it is not severe sometimes some reshaping can be done. But that would be permanent. Veneers can be done that are not permanent, but you might call that drastic. And veneers can be done that are permanent. Unfortunately whitening usually does not work, but in some cases it does.
Other possibilities get further from your criteria.
If you are going to have orthodontic treatment done, you want to do that probably first before treating the flourosis.  (+ info)

dental fluorosis? What can make the spots less noticable?

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13 year old has dental fluorosis. It is mainly the first two top front teeth that have them the worst. Their is a brown stain on the bottom of the front teeth. The rest are only a little bit noticable. What can make it less noticable?
Bonding the teeth? or is she too young?
bleaching?
what else?
Will the spots get worse as the years increase?
What should she not eat or drink?
It wont increase. This damage was done as the teeth were forming. If not too severe, it is purerly cosmetic.

What i would be more concerned about is the damage that flouride has done that you cant see. Her entire skeletal system also looks like this. Many people dont realise this. Flouride is a poison.

The damage that dental fluorosis causes to the internal matrix of the teeth is permanent. There is no way to reverse this damage.

However, there are ways to 'hide the damage' -- to treat the surface of the teeth so as to hide the discoloration.

Treatment options for fluorosis vary and will depend in part on the severity of the fluorosis and what you can afford (some of the treatments are very expensive). Some of the more common treatments include:

- Abrasion: Abrasion involves finely sanding off the outer layer of the enamel. It is a common approach when the fluorosis is mild. However, if the fluorosis is of a more advanced severity, abrasion is probably not a good idea as it can bring to the surface of the teeth a highly-porous enamel that will be prone to attrition.

- Composite bonding: Composite bonding first involves lightly roughening the area of the damaged enamel. After etching the enamel, a composite resin (with a color matching your teeth) is "glued" on to the exterior of the tooth.

- Porcelain veneers/laminates: Made out of porcelain, veneers form a ceramic shell over the surface of the tooth. Veneers may need to be replaced after several years, however, which can become quite expensive.


Fluoride is a powerful poison - more acutely poisonous than lead. This explains why fluoride is the active ingredient in many pesticides and rodenticides. It also explains why accidental over-ingestion of fluoride can cause serious toxic symptoms.

As documented in the Journal of Dental Research (Whitford 1987, 1990), there is enough fluoride in a tube of children's fluoride toothpaste to kill an average-weighing child under the age of 9.

Each year there are thousands of reports to Poison Control centers in the United States related to excessive ingestion of fluoride products (toothpaste, mouthrinses, and supplements).

Malfunctioning water-fluoridation equipment, leading to excess levels of fluoride in water, has been another periodic source of acute fluoride poisoning.  (+ info)

Is it true that the fluoridation of water is a Russian plot to give us all dental fluorosis?

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Fluoridation is "better THAN USING THE ATOM BOMB because the atom bomb has to be made, has to be transported to the place it is to be set off while POISONOUS FLUORINE has been placed right beside the water supplies by the Americans themselves ready to be dumped into the water mains whenever a Communist desires!"
-Dr. Charles Bett
If fluoridation is some kind of plot it's not working very well - it's been used for well over 50 years and I don't see any Russians around.
See the great movie Dr. Strangelove about a anti-fluoride wacko almost destroying the planet - LOL!  (+ info)

can mild dental fluorosis be removed?

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I am 13 and I have braces and I have realised that on the bottom edges of my tooth i have white chalky colour compared to my top. I think it is dental fluorosis. How can I get rid of these stains wen my braces are off? Will whitning treatments work?
if the discolorations are near the gumline,most likely it is decalcification,which may become decay.If the marks are near the edge of the tooth,and is in fact fluorosis,then it cannot be removed unless you have a composite filling placed over it.Whitening will make these marks lighter along with the entire tooth surface,but may still be noticeable.  (+ info)

Does dental fluorosis in milk teeth continue to adult teeth?

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My daughter is nearly three years old. We brush her teeth every night as part of her bed-time routine with a pea-sized amount of Colgate "Smiles" toothpaste for 2-6 yr olds. She likes brushing her teeth and does it enthusiastically with me supervising, and then I usually "finish off" for her - that is, brush all the bits that she's missed or barely touched.

I've noticed over the last week that the top of her front, top teeth (the part nearest the gum) is starting to look mottled and yellowed. I'm wondering if this could be dental fluorosis? We live in an area with fluoridated water, and try as I might, I simply cannot stop my daughter from sucking the toothpaste off the brush, so I'm concerned her fluoride intake might be higher than recommended levels.

I'm aware that if it IS dental fluorosis it's irreversible, but of course, these are only her baby teeth. My question is, when she gets her adult teeth through in 3 years or so, will they also be damaged?
Fluoride can and does affect adult teeth as they are forming. It makes them much more resistant to dental decay.

Whether or not the adult teeth are being affected to the point they are developing fluorosis is difficult to say. Your dentist should be able to advise you better as to whether too much fluoride is beig taken in.

I understand your concerns. I myself used to be a dentist and my daughters milk teeth came early and her front incisor adult teeth ame through when she was only three and a half - early (most kids don't get adult front teeth until around 6).

The front adult teeth are developing from the age of about 6 months,( if I remember correctly). This is the time that they are most susceptible to getting fluorosis - ie when developing rater than in the mouth. Whilst the mottling that comes with fluorsis can't be "cured" there are treatment options available - not all of which are expensive, and most involve minimal use of the drill.

I really would be a bore and advise you to take your daughter along to see your dentist so that he can make a diagnosis as to what the marks on your daughter's teeth are. The marks could have been caused by any number of thing s from a fall, to childhood illness or even your health during pregnancy and breast-feeding.

Good luck and hope you get some peace of mind.  (+ info)

Are there any alternative treatments or remedies for Dental Fluorosis?

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The problem that too much fluoride ingested during the tooth forming years caused the problem with the tooth matrix. About 32% of children living in areas where they fluoridate the water supply suffer from some form of this disease. These idiots that put this poison in our water supply should be sued and brought to some criminal justice for this action.

Who in their right mind would put a poison in our water supply and expect everything to go along as normal? Sodium Fluoride is one of the most poisoned substance known and not only effects the teeth, but is a heavy metal that affects other organs in the body. This problem is not reversible!

The best solution is to get bonding done. I also suggest if you have any amalgam fillings to get them out as soon as possible because the mercury in these fillings is leaching out into your body via the mercury vapor at the rate of 50% of the amalgam leaves the filling within 10 years of placement. This mercury vapor is converted by your liver into mercuric ions that have been shown to destroy the tubulon cells that surround nerve cells in your brain. Does Alzheimer's disease ring any bells here? I suggest these so called experts are no better than the german medical experimentors in world war II.

So sorry you have this problem and you have the experts and your local water suppy people as well as your dentist that gave you the fluoride treatment to thank for this problem.

good luck  (+ info)

Are there any alternative treatments for Dental Fluorosis?

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Best is prevention if u are living in area with this by limiting the fluoride content of drinking water to below 0.5 ppm (parts per million), by using deep bore drinking water supplies. An adequate daily intake of calcium is also protective.

Dental fluorosis can be cosmetically treated by a dentist. The cost and success can vary significantly depending on the treatment. Tooth bleaching, microabrasion, and conservative composite restorations or porcelain veneers are commonly used treatment modalities. Generally speaking, bleaching and microabrasion are used for superficial staining, whereas the conservative restorations are used for more unaesthetic situations. Also, as a preventative measure, dentists recommend that children should not receive topical fluoride treatment until the age of three or at the earliest time that a determination can be made about a child's total flouride exposure.  (+ info)

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