http://www.thewealthydentist.com/blog/184/fluoride-debate-rage-on/ Jim Du Molin offers dental marketing news and dental practice management advice for dentists. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.thewealthydentist.com/blog/184/fluoride-debate-rage-on/comment-page-1/#comment-103 James Drake Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:46:14 +0000 http://www.thewealthydentist.com/blog/?p=184#comment-103 My understanding is that the research used to determine optimal levels of fluoride actually showed 0.6ppm as the optimal for decay reduction. How did we get to 1.0 as the optimum level? I also understand that systemic fluoride is related to delayed tooth eruption (hmmm is that why it is related to decreased decay among same age groups who were studied with different systemic fluoride levels-because the teeth were not erupted (or hadn't been in the mouth as long)in the kids who had more fluoride but less decay?) and sooner onset of menses in girls who had higher levels of fluoride. This topic has ruined many dental carrers (along with mercury) and is a very difficult topic but one that we should not stick our head in the sand and just follow the crowd over. JD My understanding is that the research used to determine optimal levels of fluoride actually showed 0.6ppm as the optimal for decay reduction. How did we get to 1.0 as the optimum level? I also understand that systemic fluoride is related to delayed tooth eruption (hmmm is that why it is related to decreased decay among same age groups who were studied with different systemic fluoride levels-because the teeth were not erupted (or hadn’t been in the mouth as long)in the kids who had more fluoride but less decay?) and sooner onset of menses in girls who had higher levels of fluoride. This topic has ruined many dental carrers (along with mercury) and is a very difficult topic but one that we should not stick our head in the sand and just follow the crowd over.
JD

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