Healthy Moms
My dentist wants my 3 yo and 5 yo to have fluoride tablets. I am hesitant because their are thyroid issues in my immediate family. I have read fluoride toxicity can increase the chances of hypothyroidism. Our water isn't treated with Fluoride and I keep hearing about more town taking it out of the water. What do you ladies think??
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I have never given the kids fluoride even though the Pedi recommended it because of not having any in our water. I just don't think it's necessary and while I've not taken the kids to a dentist their teeth appear healthy. They are 4&2 yrs. -
Here's some info I trust:
http://www.livestrong.com/search/?mode=standard&search=Flouride
Quoting mp3mom:
Very true... and they removed it from water. IDK... it's a hard decision. Why won't they just give it to them on their teeth? Our dentist DOES that! It reeks $ to me... but I'm the skeptical one, lol.
Quoting cmorris1200:
Quoting mp3mom:
IMHO...my mother just told that she heard that fluoride can cause mental illnesses... granted, she does not want to admit I got mine through heredity, which I did, but I do think tablets sound weird; when we were kids we had treatments ON our teeth, at the office. I've never heard of tablets. They took it out of the water for a reason. If you want to treat an area, treat the area. That's JMO.
I am concerned about the tablet because for how many year have you heard not to swallow toothpaste because of the fluoride.
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I wouldn't allow it personally -
They want additional fluoride for the teeth that are still to come in. (3.5 and 5.5 yos) They did a fluoride treatment at my son's cleaning.
Quoting mp3mom:
Very true... and they removed it from water. IDK... it's a hard decision. Why won't they just give it to them on their teeth? Our dentist DOES that! It reeks $ to me... but I'm the skeptical one, lol.
Quoting cmorris1200:
Quoting mp3mom:
IMHO...my mother just told that she heard that fluoride can cause mental illnesses... granted, she does not want to admit I got mine through heredity, which I did, but I do think tablets sound weird; when we were kids we had treatments ON our teeth, at the office. I've never heard of tablets. They took it out of the water for a reason. If you want to treat an area, treat the area. That's JMO.
I am concerned about the tablet because for how many year have you heard not to swallow toothpaste because of the fluoride.
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Thanks!!
Quoting mp3mom:
Here's some info I trust:
http://www.livestrong.com/search/?mode=standard&search=Flouride
Quoting mp3mom:
Very true... and they removed it from water. IDK... it's a hard decision. Why won't they just give it to them on their teeth? Our dentist DOES that! It reeks $ to me... but I'm the skeptical one, lol.
Quoting cmorris1200:
Quoting mp3mom:
IMHO...my mother just told that she heard that fluoride can cause mental illnesses... granted, she does not want to admit I got mine through heredity, which I did, but I do think tablets sound weird; when we were kids we had treatments ON our teeth, at the office. I've never heard of tablets. They took it out of the water for a reason. If you want to treat an area, treat the area. That's JMO.
I am concerned about the tablet because for how many year have you heard not to swallow toothpaste because of the fluoride.
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I would not do it. Why does your dentist want to do it? Does it cost extra money or is it free?
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That's what i was thinking too, that they're doing it for money. Fluoride is a hzmat material, so i surely wouldn't want to take it in a supplement
Quoting mp3mom:
Very true... and they removed it from water. IDK... it's a hard decision. Why won't they just give it to them on their teeth? Our dentist DOES that! It reeks $ to me... but I'm the skeptical one, lol.
Quoting cmorris1200:
Quoting mp3mom:
IMHO...my mother just told that she heard that fluoride can cause mental illnesses... granted, she does not want to admit I got mine through heredity, which I did, but I do think tablets sound weird; when we were kids we had treatments ON our teeth, at the office. I've never heard of tablets. They took it out of the water for a reason. If you want to treat an area, treat the area. That's JMO.
I am concerned about the tablet because for how many year have you heard not to swallow toothpaste because of the fluoride.
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I wouldnt let them get the tablets. Toothpaste and water have fluoride. Thats enough. JMO. -
I let them brush on the fluoride but I don't think I'd do the tablet. -
flouride is a risky thing. too much is bad and too little is kind of bad. to me flouride is not really necessary outside of toothepaste. in fact i will be glad when it isn't in our water anymore. i don't do flouride treatments at the dentist either because they give me massive migraines and to me thats an indication that something is wrong with it. i haven't researched it further because like i said i just refuse the treatments and use toothpaste. if your kids don't have cavities i really woudln't worry about it.