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Conference moira::parenting_v3

Title:	Parenting
Notice:	READ 1.27 BEFORE WRITING
Moderator:	CSC32::DUBOIS

Created:	Wed May 30 1990
Last Modified:	Tue May 27 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1364
Total number of notes:	23848

1355.0. "Stained teeth in infants?" by JOKUR::JOKUR::KEATING () Tue Apr 07 1992 17:13

    My two-year-old has brown stains on her teeth (like between the teeth).  
    When we first noticed it we took her to a kids' dentist who cleaned 
    them, but he told us it was no big deal, that he couldn't really say 
    what caused it, and that if it happened again to just remove the
    stains ourselves with a little baking soda on a washcloth.
    
    Well, as I mentioned, the stains are back, and now I'm noticing the
    same stains on my one-year-old's teeth.  We're about to take a washcloth
    to both of them.
    
    But I was wondering if anyone has ever seen this in such young kids.
    The younger one is still on formula, which I make from boiled city water
    (Lawrence), and I would like to blame it on that, but the older one 
    drinks very little water, per se, not enough for us to suspect that it 
    could be the water.
    
    Any ideas?  Some kind of a deficiency?  (Their doctor was not concerned
    about it either.)
    
    - Carol

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1355.1		KAOFS::S_BROOK		`Tue Apr 07 1992 18:32`	4
	Have you given your kids vitamin supplements, particularly with iron ? They can cause what looks like staining. Stuart
1355.2		FDCV06::HSCOTT	Lynn Hanley-Scott	`Wed Apr 08 1992 10:58`	2
	Were they on antibiotics for any length of time?
1355.3	Tetracycline	YOSMTE::SCARBERRY_CI		`Wed Apr 08 1992 13:22`	2
	Were you on tetracycline while pregnant? This could cause new teeth to come in stained and new adult teeth as well.
1355.4	None of the above.	JOKUR::JOKUR::KEATING		`Wed Apr 08 1992 17:53`	12
	Sorry, I forgot to add that: 1. They were not on vitamins or anything with extra iron 2. They were not on antibiotics 3. I never took tetracycline The dentist and the pediatrician both asked all of the above. Also, the older one is adopted, so we don't think it's genetic. Carol End
1355.5	Floride??	CSC32::DUBOIS	Love	`Wed Apr 08 1992 20:46`	5
	My spouse read that large doses of flouride (like in water) can cause teeth to discolor. My dentist had never heard of it. It's something to look into, though. Carol
1355.6	"The case of the stained teeth"	WADD::BETTELS	Cheryl, Eur. Ext. Res. Prg., DTN 821-4022	`Thu Apr 09 1992 05:26`	20
	My understanding of discolor due to fluoride overdose is that it not removable. I understand the dentist was able to remove the stains and so is the base noter able to do so with baking soda so it probably isn't that. Have you tried brushing their teeth with one of these new baking soda toothpastes? I guess if both the dentist and the doctor say it is nothing serious, maybe you can at least treat the symptom :-) You might also try bottled water for a time. Maybe there is an excess of iron in your local water or in the pipes in your house. They haven't been chewing on any walnut shells or furniture with dark wood stains or the wood trim in your house. I mean, I am really reaching at straws here but I know kids will do most anything. What about marker pens or sticks for coloring scratches in furniture? Interesting little mystery here :-) ccb