"Dental fluorosis in teeth is a reflection of what's happening in our bones and is the first visible sign of fluoride poisoning" (Calquhoun, 1997).
After a tooth erupts there is a wide range of visible signs on the enamel caused by dental fluorosis. The markings range from white lacy spots, opaque areas, and pitting; to severe yellow and dark brown stains (Beltran-Agular, et al., 2010, p.1) You will see photos below showing different examples of dental fluorosis.
Dr. John Colquhoun practiced dentistry in Auckland, New Zealand and eventually became the Principal Dental Officer there. After conversations about fluoride with other countries and lots of his own research, he cold no longer deny that he did not support fluoridation. Dr. Colquhoun's story is interesting, and you can read the whole article he wrote for Perspectives in Biology and Medicine (1997) Why I Changed My Mind About Water Fluoridation.
The information below is from the the fluoridation.com website created in Calgary, Alberta Canada and was written by Dr. John Colquhoun. The photos are of dental patients from Auckland, New Zealand.
"Dental fluorosis in teeth is a reflection of what's happening in our bones and is the first visible sign of fluoride poisoning" (Calquhoun, 1997).
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| Mild Dental Fluorosis Elke (2012) Fluorosis |
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| Caused by Daily Recommended Dosage of Fluoride Elke (2012) Fluorosis |
The Public Health Authority's recommended daily fluoride dose in New Zealand was responsible for the fluorosis in this photo to the right. Dentists made no effort to determine if their patients had other fluoride intake in formula, juices, toothpaste, naturally in water, etc. before supplements were prescribed.
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| 8-9 Year Old Child With Dental Fluorosis Elke (2012) Fluorosis |
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| Child From Fluoridated Auckland, New Zealand Elke (2012) Fluorosis |
The photos above are examples of dental fluorosis in 8-9 year old children. These children grew up in fluoridated Auckland, New Zealand. Dr. John Colquhoun said, "It came as a shock to me when I discovered that in my own fluoridated city some children had teeth like those [in the photos above]. This kind of mottling answered the description of dental fluorosis. . . Some of the children with these teeth had used fluoride toothpaste and swallowed much of it. But I could not find children with this kind of fluorosis in the nonfluoridated parts of my Health District, except in children who had been given fluoride tablets at the recommended dose of that time."
My oldest son had dental fluorosis when he was in his late teens. I didn’t know this is what he had until I did research on the harmful effects of fluoride. He had only taken the recommended amount of prescription fluoride. His two top front teeth were so opaque you could almost see through these incisors. Our dentist asked my son if he drank a lot of soda. Answer was no. Next question, “Do you suck on lemons or limes?” Answer was no. (I guess some people suck on lemons and, or limes.) Didn’t our dentist know too much fluoride could cause problems with the mineralization of the hard dental tissues? Or did he decide not to tell us? I wonder now. My son had his teeth crowned.
References
Beltran-Agular ED, Barker L, Dye BA. (2010). Prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis
in the United States, 1999-2004. NCHS data brief, no 53. 2010 Hyattsville,
MD: National Center for Health Statistics.
Colquhoun, J. (1997). Why I Changed My
Mind About Water Fluoridation. Perspectives
In Biology and Medicine, 41, 1.
Retrieved from Website: http://fluoridation.com/colquhoun.htm
Elke. (2012). Dental fluorosis photos -
graphic examples of fluoride poisoning and over-dose.
Fluoridation.com/fluorosis, Calgary, Alberta Canada, Calgary Real Estate,
Selling Calgary Group. Retrieved from the Website: http://www.fluoridation.com/fluorosis.htm
Elke. (2012). Fluoride: Protected
Pollutant or Panacea? Fluoridation.com, Calgary, Alberta Canada, Calgary Real
Estate, Selling Calgary Group. Retrieved from the Website: http://www.fluoridation.com/
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