My 17th month old I noticed has bluish-gray tint to his teeth? I am worried. I still nurse at night at least 2-3x because he has a hard time falling asleep wihtout my boob. Is this from that or is it from too much iron in medication, sugar? Help? He is going to see a dentist. Thank you. Weaning still in process.
Thank you to all who responded. I took my son to the pediatric dentist and it turns out the discolorations are from too much juice. He says I never should have been giving him juice until after one y/o and even then he said it is a form of liquid sugar. Of course i need to brush his teeth too, but I thought it was from my breast milk, which actually some of it may be since he still nurses more than two times during the night. In conclusion, stains can be removed once he is a bit older and not so ansy doctor said. Thank you to all.
My daycare lady's granddaughter had the same problem. They discovered she needed iron. They put her on a liquid iron supplement and she is fine now.
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I can help you. I have a 2 1/2 year old son who had the same problem. The dentist says they may not have this problem when they get their adult teeth. If you go to the dentist they ill give you this special paste that you brush on the teeth and it comes off. I have to reapply it every month depending on the teeth. Nothing to worry about! If you have any questions and ant to contact me feel free to do so.
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Tooth discolouration is affecetd by fluoride levels in drinking water, not chlorine.
However, Tetracycline an antibiotic is particularly notorious for causing gray discolouration.
The good thing is, these are his baby teeth that are affected, not the adult ones.
At the moment there is not much you can do. You could take the baby to a pediatric dentist, not a pediatrician, for a confirmation of diagnosis.
Good luck
You can see a pediatric dentist. Is it all the teeth or just the front ones? If it's just the front ones it's possible he had an injury to them if he fell while he was learning how to walk or he bumped something on them. If you're breast or bottle feeding you can wipe off gums and teeth with a wet washcloth when done so the sugary milk doesn't sit on the teeth for too long. Are you giving him iron supplements? Often those can discolor teeth. Best to go check it out. A great children's DDS is Ron Singer in Valencia. I worked for him for 9 years.
Hi G.
Are you giving your child iron drops? My girlfriend had to give her son a multivitamin with iron and his teeth turned gray. Once she stopped the vitamin his teeth went back to normal. It did take time but the grayness did go away.
Did he fall or perhaps bump his mouth/teeth?
Nobody has mentioned that your child may have a lack of enamel on those teeth! It could be that, which is a hereditary problem, and he may need to have the teeth capped until the adult teeth come in. My husband had this problem, so did his paternal grandfather. Get him checked out by a ped. dentist. If you are told that BFing to sleep is horrible for his dental health (my pediatrician told me this line), check out all the info at Kellymom.com. So many experts disagree with this line of thinking! If your child has no enamel, it's definitely not from the breast milk being on his teeth.
Your babys teeth may be discolored from too much flouride, either in the toothpaste, or in his diet, or in your toothpaste or diet. Fluoride is a dangerous chemical and causes fluorisis, discoloring of the teeth. Best to use plain old baking soda to clean his/your teeth. I have lots of other healthy information on my website to help you and your family lead a healthy life and healthy home, healthy-communications.com
