Delta Dental on Fluorosis

In the fourth part of our series on fluoride, Dr. Bill Kohn, DDS, offers tips on how to avoid too much of a good thing (fluoride) and prevent fluorosis.

[HowardFarranDDS]

Thank you Dr. Bill Kohn DDS for this outstanding explanation of dental fluorosis and for educating people on the benefits from community water fluoridation. Howard Farran DDS, MBA

[Yumhunn]

If a toddler has fluorosis on baby teeth will they show on permanent teeth once the grow in?

[nyscof]

 Instead of spreading less tooth decay across the land, fluoridation spread dental fluorosis (fluoride-discolored teeth) into every nook and cranny of America.  Even though the CDC reports up to 60% of adolescents are afflicted with dental fluorosis, 51% of them have cavities.

Opposite to predictions, since fluoridation began in 1945:

    Tooth decay crises occur in all fluoridated cities.
    New dental professionals were created, e.g. dental therapists.
    New dental schools opened.
    Dental expenditures have gone up substantially, higher than the inflation rate.
    Poor children's cavities are more prevalent, severe, occur earlier and more likely to be untreated.
    Despite dental spending growth, 42% percent of adults and 4 million children with dental problems could not afford dental care.

US Senator Bernie Sanders, in his 2012 report, "Dental Crisis in America, " says that 9, 500 new dental providers are needed to meet the country's current oral health needs.