I took my 8 year old to the dentist today for a check-up. One of our concerns was the brown discoloration on her two front teeth. The first question the dentist asked was "Is she a tea drinker?" (No). The second question stunned me, "Is she a swimmer?"
Apparently a few of his swim team patients over the years have experienced discoloration. It's not permanent (he was able to scrap her's off). He didn't explain the chemical reaction taking place.
I have never heard of this before, so I thought I'd put it up here. Have any of you had this experience either with yourselves or your kids? And can anyone explain what the chlorine/dental connection is or could be?
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Another article, this time from the CDC:
www.cdc.gov/.../00000109.htm
I was a member of the "gas-chlorinated public pool in New Jersey" and I recall that the NYC news station stopped by to do a story on kids losing tooth enamel from the pool.
My brother and I were members of the pool's swim team and were probably at the facility from 9 am - 5 pm 7 days/week all summer. Our tooth enamel was just fine.
Another article, this time from the CDC:
www.cdc.gov/.../00000109.htm
I was a member of the "gas-chlorinated public pool in New Jersey" and I recall that the NYC news station stopped by to do a story on kids losing tooth enamel from the pool.
My brother and I were members of the pool's swim team and were probably at the facility from 9 am - 5 pm 7 days/week all summer. Our tooth enamel was just fine.
