Flouride treatments??

[cmorris1200]

My dentist wants my 3 yo and 5 yo to have fluoride tablets.  I am hesitant because their are thyroid issues in my immediate family.  I have read fluoride toxicity can increase the chances of hypothyroidism.  Our water isn't treated with Fluoride and I keep hearing about more town taking it out of the water.  What do you ladies think??

[bhwrn1]

I just do the treatment at the dentist office. I do not give them vitamins with flouride, they won't take them anyway b/c they don't think they taste good. They brush with flouride toothpaste and our water is treated as far as I know.

Quoting cmorris1200:

Our town doesn't treat for fluoride.  I would rather do a rinse but the dentist wants the supplement for the kids permanent teeth.

Quoting cleanaturalady:

I would do some research on that.  Do you drink well water or something?  They should be getting enough flouride just from tap water and flouride toothpaste alone. 

[SabrinaLC]

We don't do flouride here.  

It's not necessary.

[fullxbusymom]

Thank goodness our water is treated I don't have to worry about it, but I would do tablets I find it extremely important. Honestly though I would ask your kids pediatrician what they think.