Toothpaste, bad for young children ??

[guinnessman]

I have been told by a friend, who is also friends with a dentist, that they are now advising not to use toothpaste when brushing young childrens teeth as there is enough fluoride in water. They said that using toothpaste and water is too much fluoride, and as a consequence when the childs milk teeth come out, their proper teeth are coming through yellow. Anyone else heard anything about this ?

[lepers]

sounds right i think, depends on the area though as to how much flouride doesn't it? i know ppl's teeth can come through funny as a result of too much flouride tho.

[DavidUK]

The water supply is flouridated in some areas but not others. Ask your water supplier if yours is.

You can get flouride free toothpaste. The most common one is Kingfisher, which you may be able to get in supermarkets but, if not, you will certainly get it in any health food shop such as Holland & Barrett.

There is huge controversy about the benefits versus dangers of flouridating the water supply - search the internet and you will find loads of info on this.

I think there is some legal issue at present about whether it's even legal to flouridate the water because it is a form of compulsory mass medication with potential health hazards.

[guinnessman]

Thanks to you both.

David, great info there, i'll check with the water supplier.

Thanks again, very helpful.