DD's teeth are discolouring help!

Toothsmith

Ok

1. Most mouthwashes are getting on for 40% alcohol. (although there are some alcohol free ones now). Alcoholics are in the highest 'at risk' category for oral cancers. No-one's quite sure if this is due to 'lifestyle' factors of the alcoholic, or due to alcohol swooshing around the mouth on a regular basis. If it's the latter - then you don't want to be swooshing alcohol round your mouth on a regular basis!!

2. Bugs. The mouth has a balance of bacteria that live there pretty happily and don't cause much trouble. Killing them all doesn't leave a sterile mouth, but an unbalanced one where new bacteria proliferate. Keeping the balance, but cleaning the teeth with good brushing is a much better way to look after your mouth.
3. Staining. Mouthwashes cause staining.

jinky67

Toothsmith wrote: »

Ok

1. Most mouthwashes are getting on for 40% alcohol. (although there are some alcohol free ones now). Alcoholics are in the highest 'at risk' category for oral cancers. No-one's quite sure if this is due to 'lifestyle' factors of the alcoholic, or due to alcohol swooshing around the mouth on a regular basis. If it's the latter - then you don't want to be swooshing alcohol round your mouth on a regular basis!!

2. Bugs. The mouth has a balance of bacteria that live there pretty happily and don't cause much trouble. Killing them all doesn't leave a sterile mouth, but an unbalanced one where new bacteria proliferate. Keeping the balance, but cleaning the teeth with good brushing is a much better way to look after your mouth.
3. Staining. Mouthwashes cause staining.

sorry:o:o:o:D

thank you
I never knew that you see, just as well I dont use it then:rotfl:

Teerah

Can I add a fourth reason?

4) If the mouthwash is non-fluoridated, then you are washing away the benefits of your fluoride toothpaste, defeating the purpose of using the toothpaste in the first place.

moomin_white

another possibility is that at there is nothing wrong! (though i would strongly advise you to get your daughters teeth checked anyway),Adult teeth are naturally darker than baby teeth(baby teeth are super white), so when you have mixed dentition is can give the impression that the adult are discoloured. Hopefully, this is all that it is.

angie_loves_veg

Two things:

Firstly I have made DD an appointment for next week to get this checked out.

Secondly, following on from comments about mouthwash - on the front of the bottle (of Lysterine Smart Rinse for kids 6+) it claims:

'fun and easy way to protect teeth' and
'helps protect against cavities'
'cleans what brushing misses' (this is the statement that made me buy it)

This mouthwash has no alcohol and contains fluoride. Are the clams above just nonsense then?

Toothsmith

It's not unheard of for manufacturers to put 'misleading' information on their products!!

See what your dentist recommends when you see him/her - but I would leave it out in the meantime.