Fluoride for Baby?

MillertoMills

At my daughter Brooklyn's 9mo check-up, the doctor stated that she wanted to apply fluoride varnish to her 4 baby teeth at her 1 year visit. Is this common practice for a baby this young? Thank you!!

tinaraye

Our pedi said the same thing at our 9 month visit. We're trying to decide whether to accept/decline the treatment. I'm not really sure what to do yet.

kenyakeetah

my dr had simply said to use a very tiny ammount of reg toothpaste when cleaning LO teeth that way they get the needed floride

M&M227

Our pedi recommended a multivitamin with fluoride in it, which we're giving her.  She's tiny so the extra vitamins are a plus and she really doesn't drink much water, so no getting fluoride there.

fancynewbeesly

We have fluoride drops to put in her water daily.

march2008

It says in my AAP book that after age 6 months, if your local drinking water contains less than 0.3 parts per million (ppm) of fluoride, that infants may need appropriate fluoride supplementation. It also says to ask your pediatrician or pediatric dentist whether or not this is needed.

Mine personally did not specify. I remember reading a local water report here in the past (they mail them to us every year) and noticed that the water here is fluoridated. Maybe that's why he did not mention it to me. I will write it down to ask at her 12 month visit.

meg1974

I've never heard of applying anything like that to baby teeth. My pedi recommended a vitamin with flouride, but for some reason he doesn't seem to know that it's in the water here (even though I told him...and verified with the water dept.). 

We're not giving it to DD b/c I've read too many things about it being harmful, and there's no proof that it actually works. 

chibride4

Two words... Nursery Water.

lmegan72

Dr.Cordero said that guidelines for fluoride 

"Fluoride dosages in drinking water age 6 mo. To 3 years .25 mg , 3 to 6 years .5 and 6 to 16 years 1 mg. recommended by American Academy of Peds. Too much fluoride will cause staining of teeth or Fluorosis."

 You can ask him specifically if you like!

https://www.healthtap.com/user_questions/120258-what-are-the-guidelines-with-children-and-fluoride 

ashley_marie

please do your research on fluoride! are you aware that its toxic, and has proven to do nothing when ingested (ie: in water supply)? do NOT give a child a vitamin, or put  drops in a childs water. a treatment at the dentist, if anything, is sufficient.