My daughter has fluorosis effecting her baby teeth, will this also impact the way her adult teeth look?

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I never knew fluoride would do such a thing, the doctor was all for her drinking tap water and having her formula mixed with tap water. I just notice a few months ago that her teeth didn't look right, and came to find out it was from the tap water. I'm just wondering if this is going to effect her adult teeth as well.

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she is going on to be 2 years old and i believe i started to give her tap water on the doctors recommendation at about 6 months old to help her teeth. It really didn't help her teeth at all.

Chriztina · Accepted Answer

It most likely will affect her permanent teeth, however there are cosmetic treatments available to correct the discoloration.

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The fluoride content of your tap water would have to naturally be extremely high to cause fluorisis. Most cities that add fluoride to their water at 1 part per million, will not cause this problem. But some places, especially in Texas have naturally occurring high fluoride in them. First you should find out how much fluoride is in your drinking water. Then you will know what to do in the future. If you just have high iron content in the water, it will affect the teeth but not internally. It is a surface stain that can be polished off by the hygienist. If you truly have excessive fluoride in your drinking water, at this stage the permanent teeth starting to form, have not been taking it in and will not be effected. Good luck

My daughter has fluorosis effecting her baby teeth, will this also impact the way her adult teeth look?

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