Abstract
How concerned should we pediatricians be about the fact that young children frequently swallow fluoridated dentifrices while brushing their teeth? The recent recommendation of the Academy's Committee on Nutrition for a decrease from 0.5 to 0.25 mg/day for children less than 2 years of age was "to reduce the possibility of mild fluorosis."1 According to the American Dental Association, the usual amount of dentifrice used on a toothbrush contains approximately 1 mg of fluoride (personal communication from American Dental Association to E. J. Beadle, DDS, 1980).
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