fluoride treatments?

[amandaleigh37]

I am not knowledgeable at all on this topic, so bear with me.

My son is about to turn 2. He went to the dentist at 12 months because I was worried about his teeth. He has missing enamel on his 8 front teeth (4 top/4 bottom), they came in that way. Dentist was not concerned, said it's just how they developed & his adult teeth should be ok. I took him back a second time after one of them chipped on the bottom (where the enamel was missing), and he smoothed it out a little but said nothing needed to be done.

So obviously I am very cautious with his teeth, and want to take him back again for a check-up. I got a card from the dentist about making an appt for a fluoride treatment for him. Is this a good or bad idea? Why?

Also, how often should he be going to the dentist - and for what? Every 6 months? Year? Just for a check? Cleaning?

Thanks in advance for your help.

[amandaleigh37]

anyone?

[momofmine]

We do not do flouride treatments at all. We also filter as much of it as we can out of our water. (It's added to our water supply in the city where I live.) If you google you will find lots of negatives about flouride.

I see a holistic dentist who does not use flouride at all.