Fluoride Can Turn Teeth Brown

Submitted by Meg Wilson on April 5, 2009 - 13:36.

Bill Osmunson is a cosmetic dentist who often treats the white and brown tooth damage caused by fluorides. For 25 years he promoted water fluoridation, but his life was changed when, at the urging of his patients, he re-examined the issue. As he put it, "Looking at the current literature was like a knee in the gut."

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Submitted by Richmond Hill Dentist (not verified) on June 26, 2009 - 15:41.

Excessive fluoride consumption as a child can lead to the development of brown staining teeth called fluorosis in the adult teeth. The main culprit for this is swallowing toothpaste. Thus, young children should be using childrens toothpaste which does not contain fluoride.

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