Dental fluorosis symptoms and conditions
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May 2th
2008
5:23 PM
Fluoride supplements put children six and under at significant risk of permanently discolored teeth, according to a review of studies recently posted on the American Dental Association’s (ADA) web site in their new section, “evidence-based dentistry,” for dentists and their patients. (1)
Fluoride supplements, in graduating amounts up to 1 mg daily, are often prescribed to children who don’t drink fluoridated water, ostensibly to reduce tooth decay.
“This review confirmed that in non-fluoridated communities the use of fluoride supplements during the first 6 years of life is associated with a significant increase in the risk of developing dental fluorosis, write researchers Ismail & Bandekar and first published in Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, February 1999, (2) but posted to the ADA’s website July 2007.
Fluoride ingestion, once thought to reduce cavities, can lead to dental fluorosis – white spotted, yellow, brown and/or pitted tooth enamel. Modern science indicates fluoride absorbs into tooth enamel topically, primarily.(3)
Studies link dental fluorosis to children’s kidney damage (4) and bone fractures (5).
The ADA and Centers for Disease Control recently advised that fluoridated water should not be mixed into concentrated infant formula, in order to decrease dental fluorosis risk – now a growing U.S. problem. (6)
Never safety-tested by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) (7), fluoride supplements do more harm than good.(8)
“While fluoride is proclaimed a significant cavity reducer, there is little, if any, science to support that," says lawyer Paul Beeber, President, New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation.
A National Institutes of Health 2001 news release supports Beeber's assertion: "... the (NIH) panel was disappointed in the overall quality of the clinical data that it reviewed. According to the panel, far too many studies were small, poorly described, or otherwise methodologically flawed." (9) Over 560 studies evaluated fluoride among those reviewed by the NIH Consensus Development Program panel for the Diagnosis and Management of Dental Caries.
Recent research shows that fluoridation delivers risks with little, if any, benefit.(10)
References:
1) http://www.ada.org/prof/resources/ebd/reviews/fluoride_supplements.asp
2) "Fluoride supplements and fluorosis: a meta-analysis," Community Dentistry & Oral Epidemiology, 1999 Feb;27(1):48-56, by Ismail & Bandekar .
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=10086926
3) http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5014a1.htm
4) "Dose-effect relationship between drinking water fluoride levels and damage to liver and kidney functions in children," Environmental Research,2007 Jan;103(1):112-6. Epub 2006 Jul 10, by Xiong, et. al http://tinyurl.com/34lj92
5) "Dental and Early-State Skeletal Fluorosis in Children Induced by Fluoride in Brick-Tea," Fluoride 2005;38(1):44–47 Cao, et. al
http://www.fluorideresearch.org/381/files/38144-47.pdf
6) http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/figures/s403a1t23.gif
7) http://fluoridedangers.blogspot.com/2005/12/fluoride-never-fda-approved-for.html
8) "The case for eliminating the use of dietary fluoride supplements for young children," Journal of Public Health Dentistry, Fall 1999, by Burt
9) http://consensus.nih.gov/2001/2001DentalCaries115html.htm
10) "Community Water Fluoridation and Caries Prevention: A CriticalReview," Clinical Oral Investigations, by Pizzo et.al, 2007 Feb 27;
http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/chris/Pizzo-2007.pdf
May 2th
2008
5:11 PM
Fluoride supplements put children six and under at significant risk of permanently discolored teeth, according to a review of studies recently posted on the American Dental Association’s (ADA) web site in their new section, “evidence-based dentistry,” for dentists and their patients. (1)
Fluoride supplements, in graduating amounts up to 1 mg daily, are often prescribed to children who don’t drink fluoridated water, ostensibly to reduce tooth decay.
“This review confirmed that in non-fluoridated communities the use of fluoride supplements during the first 6 years of life is associated with a significant increase in the risk of developing dental fluorosis, write researchers Ismail & Bandekar and first published in Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, February 1999, (2) but posted to the ADA’s website July 2007.
Fluoride ingestion, once thought to reduce cavities, can lead to dental fluorosis – white spotted, yellow, brown and/or pitted tooth enamel. Modern science indicates fluoride absorbs into tooth enamel topically, primarily.(3)
Studies link dental fluorosis to children’s kidney damage (4) and bone fractures (5)
The ADA and Centers for Disease Control recently advised that fluoridated water should not be mixed into concentrated infant formula, in order to decrease dental fluorosis risk – now a growing U.S. problem. (6)
Never safety-tested by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) (7), fluoride supplements do more harm than good.(8)
“While fluoride is proclaimed a significant cavity reducer, there is little, if any, science to support that," says lawyer Paul Beeber, President, New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation.
A National Institutes of Health 2001 news release supports Beeber's assertion: "... the (NIH) panel was disappointed in the overall quality of the clinical data that it reviewed. According to the panel, far too many studies were small, poorly described, or otherwise methodologically flawed." (9) Over 560 studies evaluated fluoride among those reviewed by the NIH Consensus Development Program panel for the Diagnosis and Management of Dental Caries.
Recent research shows that fluoridation delivers risks with little, if any, benefit.(10)
“Save money, save our health, save the planet. Stop fluoridation,” says Beeber.
references:
1) http://www.ada.org/prof/resources/ebd/reviews/fluoride_supplements.asp
2) "Fluoride supplements and fluorosis: a meta-analysis," Community Dentistry & Oral Epidemiology, 1999 Feb;27(1):48-56, by Ismail & Bandekar .
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=10086926
3) http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5014a1.htm
4) "Dose-effect relationship between drinking water fluoride levels and damage to liver and kidney functions in children," Environmental Research,2007 Jan;103(1):112-6. Epub 2006 Jul 10, by Xiong, et. al
5) "Dental and Early-State Skeletal Fluorosis in Children Induced by Fluoride in Brick-Tea," Fluoride 2005;38(1):44–47 Cao, et. al
http://www.fluorideresearch.org/381/files/38144-47.pdf
6) http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/figures/s403a1t23.gif
7) http://fluoridedangers.blogspot.com/2005/12/fluoride-never-fda-approved-for.html
8) "The case for eliminating the use of dietary fluoride supplements for young children," Journal of Public Health Dentistry, Fall 1999, by Burt
9) http://consensus.nih.gov/2001/2001DentalCaries115html.htm
10) "Community Water Fluoridation and Caries Prevention: A CriticalReview," Clinical Oral Investigations, by Pizzo et.al, 2007 Feb 27;
http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/chris/Pizzo-2007.pdf
September 20th
2008
7:59 AM
ADA re-evaluating fluoride supplement recommendations
Fluoride supplements get EBD look
Posted Sept. 11, 2008
By Jennifer Garvin
The ADA hosted an expert panel on fluoride supplements July 16-18 at ADA Headquarters to develop evidence-based recommendations on the prescription of fluoride supplements.
For three days, the panel and ADA staff analyzed the collective data in selected systematic reviews and discussed recent clinical studies to aid them in developing the recommendations.
Among the clinical questions the group tackled: Does the use of fluoride supplements prevent dental caries and does the use of fluoride supplements increase the risk of dental fluorosis in the absence of other identifiable causes in children under 16?
The event was chaired by Dr. Amid Ismail of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, and included panelists Dr. Steven Adair, School of Dentistry, Medical College of Georgia, and American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry; Dr. Frank Graham, ADA Council on Dental Practice; Dr. Albert Kingman, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research; Dr. William Kohn, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; David Krol, M.D., University of Toledo College of Medicine and American Academy of Pediatrics; Dr. Steven Levy, University of Iowa College of Dentistry and American Association of Public Health Dentistry; Dr. Timothy Iafolla, NIDCR; Dr. Howard Pollick, University of California at San Francisco, School of Dentistry and ADA Council on Access, Prevention and Interprofessional Relations; Dr. R. Gary Rozier, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry; and Dr. Gary Whitford, School of Dentistry, MCG.
The panel hopes to have evidence-based recommendations on fluoride supplements ready to present to the Council on Scientific Affairs by the first quarter of 2009.
"The ADA Fluoride Supplement Guidelines were last updated in 1994," Dr. Ismail said. "The panel reviewed recent evidence and proposed changes to ensure that fluoride supplements provide the maximum benefits in caries reduction with minimal risk of developing dental fluorosis."
The clinical recommendations are developed under the sponsorship of the CSA and Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry and are tools that can be used by practitioners in making evidence-based treatment decisions in conjunction with clinical judgment and patients' needs and preferences.
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