Too many young kids are using too much toothpaste, increasing their risk of streaky or splotchy teeth when they get older, according to a government survey released Thursday.

About 40 percent of kids ages three to six used a brush that was full or half-full of toothpaste, even though experts recommend no more than a pea-sized amount, the study found.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention findings were based on a survey of parents of more than 5,000 kids ages three to 15.

Health officials recommend that all people drink fluoridated water, and that everyone two or older brush twice a day with fluoride toothpaste.

But too much fluoride when teeth are forming can lead to tooth streaking or spottiness — known as dental fluorosis. In extreme cases, teeth can be pitted by the mineral, though many cases are so mild only dentists notice it.

I read this and wasn't too surprised since the American Dental Association has been recommending kids 3 and under brush with fluoride free tooth paste to avoid problems with there teeth later on in life. This was the ADA's guidelines for years until they changed it in 2014 to just add a tiny bit for fluoride tooth paste to toddlers teeth. Now it looks like the CDC is warning that even older kids are using too much tooth paste and it's causing dental fluorosis.

This probably wouldn't be that big of issue if they weren't putting fluoride in the water. Medicating the public with a one size fits all dose of fluoride in the water is far from the best solution to avoid cavities because we're all different shapes and sizes so you just can't say this amount of fluoride is good for all without some side effects. That's why I personally filter the fluoride out of my drinking water and I use a fluoride free toothpaste most of the time.

Here's the toothpaste I use and you can't pick it up at walmart.

Images of Dental flourosis:

Here's a story I wrote a while back about a city in Alaska that took out the fluoride from their drinking water. A study on the city noted a small increase in cavities after they took out the fluoride. I argued that this small increase in cavities was only a small benefit to drinking fluoridated water and they never studies any of the disadvantages to much fluoride like what this article is talking about with dental fluorosis and the possibility that fluoride increases your risk of certain cancers.

Here's What Happened When an Alaskan City Took Fluoride Out of Their Drinking Water

Despite what dentists keep telling us about the protective effects of fluoride on people's teeth, virulent myths insisting otherwise somehow manage to persist.

These kinds of mistaken beliefs might be false, but their consequences are very real. Like when, in 2007, the people of Juneau, the capital of Alaska, voted to stop putting fluoride in their drinking water, over concerns about what harms it might be doing to them.

https://steemit.com/informationwar/@wakeupnd/here-s-what-happened-when-an-alaskan-city-took-fluoride-out-of-their-drinking-water

Ultimately it comes down to personal responsibility because the government is never going to have your personal best interest in mind when it does something. So use the information at your disposal to make the best decision for you and your family.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6655249/40-young-kids-use-toothpaste-putting-risk-tooth-decay-CDC-warns.html

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