Mamas, I'm freaking out. DS's tooth seems to have no enamel, and is chipping away before my eyes.
I noticed white spots on DS's teeth weeks ago. I thought it was dental fluorosis. I asked the ped and the dentist. The dentist thought it was demineralization, beginnings of tooth decay.
DS was exclusively breast fed until I made my own homemade purees for him, then he ate off our plates. The only fluids he's ever had were breastmilk and fluoridated tap water. I brush his teeth with a fluoride free toothpaste.
Today, I noticed that it seemed the whitish areas were actually all that was left of his enamel, and there was less of it. One of his teeth even seemed to have no enamel left, and was chipped and jagged. Less than six hours later, that tooth is shorter. He's been chewing on hard things all night, as if he's teething. He doesn't appear to be in any pain, no fever, etc. but his tooth is getting shorter and shorter.
Any ideas? I called the nurse line, and they said to call a dentist asap. I'll try in the am, but I don't know if his dentist has anyone on call.
I noticed white spots on DS's teeth weeks ago. I thought it was dental fluorosis. I asked the ped and the dentist. The dentist thought it was demineralization, beginnings of tooth decay.
DS was exclusively breast fed until I made my own homemade purees for him, then he ate off our plates. The only fluids he's ever had were breastmilk and fluoridated tap water. I brush his teeth with a fluoride free toothpaste.
Today, I noticed that it seemed the whitish areas were actually all that was left of his enamel, and there was less of it. One of his teeth even seemed to have no enamel left, and was chipped and jagged. Less than six hours later, that tooth is shorter. He's been chewing on hard things all night, as if he's teething. He doesn't appear to be in any pain, no fever, etc. but his tooth is getting shorter and shorter.
Any ideas? I called the nurse line, and they said to call a dentist asap. I'll try in the am, but I don't know if his dentist has anyone on call.
At first look, they said bottle rot, but she only breastfeeds. Then they said fluorosis, but our water doesn´t have fluoride. Now we don`t know, but I`m afraid she`s gonna keep loosing more and we are way passed the point of diet to help with remineralization (there`s no tooth to remineralize). And even worse, I`m afraid it will affect her roots and her adult teeth. We will see other specialists on Thursday. They were talking about putting her under general anaesthesia for treatment.....that just terrifies me. Sorry OP, no advice, but wanted to share we are going through the same thing. I will read this thread for advice.
