Do you use fluoride toothpaste??? - Page 2

[JessicaS]

Originally Posted by BethSLP

oh man, this issue really gets to me on a lot of levels.

I read the book THE FLOURIDE DECEPTION (which I HIGHLY recommend). Its a great great book and gives the whole history behind water flouridation, flouride in toothpaste, etc. Its pretty scandalous.

I have never had great teeth. Prone to cavities. I am very aware of what's going on with my teeth because I have dental implants, numerous crowns, etc.

After reading the book, I switched to flouride free toothpaste. I am adamantly against my DC having any flouride. However, I noticed after about a month of using the flouride free toothpaste, I started developing a dark spot (near the crevice between two teeth). I brushed with with flouride toothpaste and it went away over the period of a few weeks. That experience kind of shook me a bit.

I think that flouride is toxic for sure, but it HAS been shown to reduce cavities by about 15% when applied topically. In my case, genetics and a crapload of expensive dental work that needs protecting (for example, a cavity for me could start a domino effect of work that needs done/replacing) make me lean toward flouride toothpaste for myself.

I pretty much agree. fluoride can be toxic and people should have more care with it but it does help.

I have crap enamel so I really need to stay on top of things, but on the other hand my mom has Hashimoto's so I really need to be careful with it too.

Like with a lot of other things I do not believe there is an easy answer.

[bcblondie]

Beth I am like you. Some people are genetically prone to cavities. And if you get one, the bacteria spreads like wildfire. Those that aren't, have some wiggle room in the no-flouride dept. But for me I absolutely need it.

[Yulia_R]

Originally Posted by Jen78fl

Do you use fluoride toothpaste???

never ever!

[not now]

Yes. I love my Listerine toothpaste.

[marimara]

I use to use only Flouride toothpaste and had fair teeth cleaning and flossing practices, I was having at least one cavity every 6 months. So I read about the dangers of Flouride and decided to give it a trial (just for me). For 6 months, I used Flouride free toothpaste and had impeccable teeth cleaning and flossing. Guess what? I have 3 cavities! So I went back to Flouride, but kept my impeccable flossing (at least once a day and brush up to twice a day), last checkup NO cavities. Yay! So yeah, I use Flouride toothpaste and so does everyone in my house, however dd did NOT use it until she could spit (obviously).