Fluoride in toothpaste

[GillL]

When dd was 8 months the hv told us that we should choose a toothpaste with 1000ppm of fluoride. We've done this ever since but just found out that this is supposed to be for permanent teeth for children 6 yrs and over. Could this have had any adverse effects? She's now 2.11 yrs.

[pelvicflawed]

I'd be interested to hear what others thinks as well - when I went to our post-natal group at the clinic the dental nurse gave a talk and she told us not to use kids toothpaste but a slight smear of adult stuff - I've always done this but as I've never heard this advice elsewhere always worried - as the moment we're using Kingfisher flouride paste as 'normal'stuff seemed to make DS lips and cheeks a bit red.

[southeastastra]

wish i'd not used the milk toothpaste on my ds(6).

[yetihed]

Why, astra?

[southeastastra]

i was meticulous about brushing his teeth, but i used milk tooth toothpaste. he had two teeth out at about 4. just don't think there's enough flouride in it. wish i'd at least given flouride drops too.

[bubblagirl]

i just looked up on dental health website and it states the same for chidren as you were told but small amount so i wouldnt worry too much

i have given my ds our toothp[aste but he loves eating it so have given him kids one as i have to keep topping up brush

[edam]

That's the standard advice (the 1000ppm). Only adverse effect fluoride ever has is discolouration and that would have shown up by now.

[pagwatch]

I wouldn't necessarily blame lack of flouride for lost teeth. My children have never had flouride at all and even DS1 has never lost a tooth or had any fillings. He's 14.
I think sometimes those things just happen sadly.

[Seona1973]

my dd gets toothpaste/toothbrush from nursery and it is all 1000ppm. The morrisons own make kids toothpaste is also 1000ppm. I use either of the above for my two lo's (16months and 4year). We have now got about 3 tubes of the 'fish' toothpaste now though (the nursery ones have a picture of a fish on them!!)

[GillL]

Thanks all. Will stop worrying now

[slinkiemalinki]

Fluoride discolouration can happen to the adult teeth, not the milk teeth - so it won't necessarily have shown up by now. I read an article in the times recently which put the fear of god into me and I ensure to use a paste with lower content than this and never adult paste. Can't get her to spit it out though (she's 22m). Who knows. I think my mum used a tiny bit of adult paste on us and we both have good teeth though, so clearly doesn't affect everyone!

[MilaMae]

I read that article too.

M1 of my 4 year old twins has fluorosis and I'm mighty pissed off that our dentist didn't warn us about too much fluoride, strangely enough we've always used organic toothpastes sometimes fluoride free and he still got it. The other 2 are fine.

I hope it hasn't ruined his adult teeth, the article indicated getting it on milk teeth leads to it on adult teeth. I will only be buying fluoride free from now on, wish I had always done so.

The fruit flavoured toothpastes should be avoided as they don't encourage them to spit out which they really should be doing.