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jenniewb

I am going to confuse things now! Perhaps someone can help me understand what went on?

When I was 11, my sister 8, my dad insisted we took fluoride pills daily for our teeth, this was apparently to strengthen them.

But a few months (or could have been a year) later we heard that actually fluoride is already in the water and the pills plus the toothpaste plus what was in the water was actually damaging our teeth- the dentist confirmed this at an appointment shortly afterwords and I had to have my back teeth coated in something as they had begun to be affected by the excess fluoride.

Either we need to beware of taking in too much flouride or both my sister and me were very unlucky. Anyone have any info?

Toothsmith

At 11 and 8, the crowns of your teeth (apart from the wisdom teeth possibly) would have formed, so it shouldn't really have had a bad effect on them. Plus, if it was only for a few months, it would have been unlikely to even if you were younger.

If we get too much fluoride, fluorosis can occur, which is a white flecking on the enamel of the teeth. These teeth are still very decay resistant though!

I suspect that it was either a different problem, or the dentist was shooting a bit of a line.

Where were you living with fluoride in the water? Were you there between 0 and about 6? Do your teeth have many fillings in now?