Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums General Discussion Flouride and lower IQ/LDs?

I have my pediatric dentist SIL providing us with a steady supply of fluoride components.

It seems odd to put it in the water, though, since you don't actually want it in your stomach.

How does your mom feel about the mercury and bpa in fillings? (Asked by a person with a mouth full of fillings due to no fluoride as a child). My older siblings had city water, only a a couple fillings and comparable or higher iqs).

Polly

Actually, that is not true. Oral fluoride can help strengthen the enamel of your teeth and help strengthen your teeth. Fluoride is actually incorporated into your teeth (and bones) when you are growing.
It does alot more than just having a topical treatment. It doesn't do alot to take oral fluoride drops after puberty, after your enamel and teeth have fully formed.
I have wondered if really high doses of fluoride in the fetus or young children could cause bone cancer since it is incorporated into bone along with calcium and phosphorus. I could not find a link suggesting that.
It should be regarded as a drug since it is incorporated forever into your bone and teeth.

Yes my dentist says the same, for growing children, this is the case. We do not have flouride in our water, and I didn't even realize until dd6 had a few cavities. He prescribed tabs for her since she is still has many baby teeth, however not for my son since most of his are out, at age 12. Flouride in toothpaste is good enough for him, he said, although for me I was switched to a slightly higher flouride toothpaste since I got a couple cavities since moving here, too.

I'm not comfortable with fluoride. I think I am cut from the same conspiracy theory cloth as your mother.
My pet theory is that fluoride is causing all of these children to be born with red hair. Have you noticed how many redheads there are now?


ETA: For the record, my husband thinks that my theories are a hoot and I tend to agree with him...

Never trust anything from those wackjobs at Natural News; they are really awful about distorting study results. The actual study referred to is interesting reading, though.