Tooth brushing is an absolute necessity for the health habits. This practice was even taught since we were kids with the goal of keeping our teeth healthy. Since the first, very closely toothpaste products containing fluoride can not be denied is one of the substances the body needs for growth and dental health. But What’s fluoride for the health effect?
In Indonesia, toothpaste containing fluoride began to emerge around the year 70's. Fluoride is widely used types Monofluoro Sodium Phosphate or Sodium Fluoride, with levels of 250 to 800 ppm. In detail, fluoride is one of the ingredients of toothpaste detergent effect functioned as one of three main ingredients as well as cleaning materials mechanical abrasion of the tooth surface and its fresh taste in the mouth, while the other ingredients and baking soda sodium bicarbonate as an alkaline to reduce the acidity of plaque and prevent decay, while the bleach, flavored and so is the additional material on the pasta concoction.
With those effects, fluoride coating functioning tooth structure and resistance to decay and trigger the process of mineralization. Chemical elements in these substances on persenyawaannya harden tooth enamel. Likewise, since the first effects of the loss is also widely publicized the dangers when ingested and therefore we are taught not to swallow toothpaste.
Its use has a threshold concentration that could jeopardize the effects of exposure when used as recommended and not excessive. From the existing literature, excessive levels of fluoride in the opposite effect and should be monitored especially given to children who tend to swallow toothpaste when brushing their teeth because of the fresh flavor gained even more when it added a certain taste. Not just from toothpaste, fluoride can also be obtained from the consumption of certain foods and is available in supplement form that precisely target children's gift.
Fluoride Dangers
From a number of news circulating some time ago pointed out as one fluoride material used in the manufacture of atomic bombs. Described the toxic effects of chemical through the discovery prompted the researchers increasingly critical to research about the dangers of fluoride in toothpaste, and then publish the news side effects and dangers of fluoride in osteoporosis and lead to nervous system damage, especially in the use of the wrong.
Around early 2000, the Belgian government to prohibit the circulation of the first party and chewing fluoride tablets that are recommended gift for the children to strengthen their teeth. Other research from Sweden highlight the tendency of children to swallow toothpaste was accidentally through the saliva used toothbrush that often trigger a case of an overdose of fluoride and lead to many disorders such as expenditure saliva, decreasing sense of taste around the mouth until the breathing problems and even cancer.
State inhibition of absorption of calcium as one manifestation of side effects also known as fluorosis can result in further reduction in IQ, impaired neurological and immune systems and fragility of bones and stunted growth.
In some countries, recommended its use was restricted to ages above 5 years. In Indonesia has encouraged its use in every tube of toothpaste is not more than 500 ppm from around 1000 to 1500 ppm, and previously followed a sense of anticipation for an addition as a deterrent to reduce children not to swallow the toothpaste.
Outside the possibility of reporting this as fact the effect of fluoride, may not need to rush into too restless and anxiety using toothpaste products containing fluoride levels are still so far below the recommended threshold. Consumer awareness to select the product still can be executed, at least for choosing toothpastes with low fluoride levels, and perhaps, given the pros and cons of this one of the best anticipation that can be done is to supervise its use.
Be careful with baby toothpaste.
Based on the research, use toothpaste that your child (let alone the added taste of fruit to lure children) have proven quite dangerous content. Fluoride is added to the toothpaste can cause osteoporosis and damage to the nervous system. Moreover, if your child is hooked up to suck the toothpaste that tastes good.
Since the 1960s, the use of fluoride in toothpaste into a long debate among scientists. Some of them believe that fluoride can help maintain dental health. Groups that opposed it argued that the use of fluoride can cause various harmful side effects.
Basically, different types of toothpaste containing fluoride. Fluoride is widely used is the type monofluoro sodium phosphate (MFP) and sodium fluoride (NaF). According to Iman Firmansyah, the Institute of Consumer Research Team Jakarta Public Interest Research and Advocacy Center (LKJ PIRAC), in Indonesia, the content of fluoride in toothpaste was quite a big boy, which is between 800-1500 ppm. Whereas in some countries, the maximum limit of fluoride began reduced. For example, in European countries, Australia and New Zealand range from 250-500 ppm of fluoride.
Belgian Health Ministry research results concluded that the use of excessive fluoride can cause osteoporosis and damage to the nervous system. This prompted the Belgian government banned the circulation of all types of tablets and candies that contain fluoride. The Belgian government also was presenting her research results in front of members of the European Union to obtain a collective agreement banning toothpaste that contains fluoride.
One other scholar, Professor Dirk Vanden Berghe, Mikrobiologist University of Antwerp, Sweden, states, about 30-40 percent of toothpaste swallowed by children when they were brushing his teeth or through saliva. This is what causes them to experience an overdose of fluoride. Moreover, manufacturers generally add fragrance like the taste of fruit that kids love. Yet the greater the fluoride in toothpaste children, the greater the health risk that would later suffered. excess fluoride in children can be seen from the physical signs of child spend a lot of saliva, so dull sense of taste, body shaking, heavy breathing and the child so quickly exhausted.
Meanwhile, according to dental experts from the Maulana Azad India Medical College (MAMC) Pakaj Dr. Goel, toothpaste containing fluoride is not suitable for children under the age of four years. Pakaj added, if fluoride toothpaste is often ingested in significant quantities, it can cause fluorosis in children, bone fragility, and stunted growth. In fact, Dr Mahesh Verma, head of MAMC Dental Research Center said the medical literature prohibits giving fluoride toothpaste to children under the age of five years.
According to Iman, a research-PIRAC LKJ Research Team) in September-October 2002 of fluoride toothpaste packaging and observations of the child concludes that of the nine products tested, eight outstanding brand of toothpaste to use fluoride above 1000 ppm. Only one product containing floride below 500 ppm. "However, it turns out toothpaste products imported from Australia," he said.
The research team also found that there are differences in the amount of fluoride is a significant inter-laboratory test results with theoretical calculations based on the package labeling. In fact, there's one brand of toothpaste that does not include fluoridenya levels.
Faith also found that only one product that complements the manufacturers packaging with a warning over the dangers that would occur when children swallow fluoridated. However, the warning is presented in English. Also, only one product that complements the use of the packaging with instructions on how much toothpaste should be used for children. "Instructions were presented in English as well," he said.
Meanwhile, As'ad Nugroho, program coordinator PIRAC states, it requires Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (POM) to lower the standard of fluoride toothpaste, especially for children from 800-1500ppm be 250-500 ppm. "POM should immediately instruct the withdrawal of all products from toothpaste containing fluoride children who are still more than 500 ppm," he asserted.
PIRAC also asked the manufacturers eliminate the addition of flavor that can increase the desire of children to swallow toothpaste while brushing their teeth. They also urged manufacturers to warn kids toothpaste and information about safe limits in the packaging of toothpaste used in children.
Hopefully we are smarter in choosing toothpaste. May be a smart idea for us all. Taken from www.suaramedia.com
In Indonesia, toothpaste containing fluoride began to emerge around the year 70's. Fluoride is widely used types Monofluoro Sodium Phosphate or Sodium Fluoride, with levels of 250 to 800 ppm. In detail, fluoride is one of the ingredients of toothpaste detergent effect functioned as one of three main ingredients as well as cleaning materials mechanical abrasion of the tooth surface and its fresh taste in the mouth, while the other ingredients and baking soda sodium bicarbonate as an alkaline to reduce the acidity of plaque and prevent decay, while the bleach, flavored and so is the additional material on the pasta concoction.
With those effects, fluoride coating functioning tooth structure and resistance to decay and trigger the process of mineralization. Chemical elements in these substances on persenyawaannya harden tooth enamel. Likewise, since the first effects of the loss is also widely publicized the dangers when ingested and therefore we are taught not to swallow toothpaste.
Its use has a threshold concentration that could jeopardize the effects of exposure when used as recommended and not excessive. From the existing literature, excessive levels of fluoride in the opposite effect and should be monitored especially given to children who tend to swallow toothpaste when brushing their teeth because of the fresh flavor gained even more when it added a certain taste. Not just from toothpaste, fluoride can also be obtained from the consumption of certain foods and is available in supplement form that precisely target children's gift.
Fluoride Dangers
From a number of news circulating some time ago pointed out as one fluoride material used in the manufacture of atomic bombs. Described the toxic effects of chemical through the discovery prompted the researchers increasingly critical to research about the dangers of fluoride in toothpaste, and then publish the news side effects and dangers of fluoride in osteoporosis and lead to nervous system damage, especially in the use of the wrong.
Around early 2000, the Belgian government to prohibit the circulation of the first party and chewing fluoride tablets that are recommended gift for the children to strengthen their teeth. Other research from Sweden highlight the tendency of children to swallow toothpaste was accidentally through the saliva used toothbrush that often trigger a case of an overdose of fluoride and lead to many disorders such as expenditure saliva, decreasing sense of taste around the mouth until the breathing problems and even cancer.
State inhibition of absorption of calcium as one manifestation of side effects also known as fluorosis can result in further reduction in IQ, impaired neurological and immune systems and fragility of bones and stunted growth.
In some countries, recommended its use was restricted to ages above 5 years. In Indonesia has encouraged its use in every tube of toothpaste is not more than 500 ppm from around 1000 to 1500 ppm, and previously followed a sense of anticipation for an addition as a deterrent to reduce children not to swallow the toothpaste.
Outside the possibility of reporting this as fact the effect of fluoride, may not need to rush into too restless and anxiety using toothpaste products containing fluoride levels are still so far below the recommended threshold. Consumer awareness to select the product still can be executed, at least for choosing toothpastes with low fluoride levels, and perhaps, given the pros and cons of this one of the best anticipation that can be done is to supervise its use.
Be careful with baby toothpaste.
Based on the research, use toothpaste that your child (let alone the added taste of fruit to lure children) have proven quite dangerous content. Fluoride is added to the toothpaste can cause osteoporosis and damage to the nervous system. Moreover, if your child is hooked up to suck the toothpaste that tastes good.
Since the 1960s, the use of fluoride in toothpaste into a long debate among scientists. Some of them believe that fluoride can help maintain dental health. Groups that opposed it argued that the use of fluoride can cause various harmful side effects.
Basically, different types of toothpaste containing fluoride. Fluoride is widely used is the type monofluoro sodium phosphate (MFP) and sodium fluoride (NaF). According to Iman Firmansyah, the Institute of Consumer Research Team Jakarta Public Interest Research and Advocacy Center (LKJ PIRAC), in Indonesia, the content of fluoride in toothpaste was quite a big boy, which is between 800-1500 ppm. Whereas in some countries, the maximum limit of fluoride began reduced. For example, in European countries, Australia and New Zealand range from 250-500 ppm of fluoride.
Belgian Health Ministry research results concluded that the use of excessive fluoride can cause osteoporosis and damage to the nervous system. This prompted the Belgian government banned the circulation of all types of tablets and candies that contain fluoride. The Belgian government also was presenting her research results in front of members of the European Union to obtain a collective agreement banning toothpaste that contains fluoride.
One other scholar, Professor Dirk Vanden Berghe, Mikrobiologist University of Antwerp, Sweden, states, about 30-40 percent of toothpaste swallowed by children when they were brushing his teeth or through saliva. This is what causes them to experience an overdose of fluoride. Moreover, manufacturers generally add fragrance like the taste of fruit that kids love. Yet the greater the fluoride in toothpaste children, the greater the health risk that would later suffered. excess fluoride in children can be seen from the physical signs of child spend a lot of saliva, so dull sense of taste, body shaking, heavy breathing and the child so quickly exhausted.
Meanwhile, according to dental experts from the Maulana Azad India Medical College (MAMC) Pakaj Dr. Goel, toothpaste containing fluoride is not suitable for children under the age of four years. Pakaj added, if fluoride toothpaste is often ingested in significant quantities, it can cause fluorosis in children, bone fragility, and stunted growth. In fact, Dr Mahesh Verma, head of MAMC Dental Research Center said the medical literature prohibits giving fluoride toothpaste to children under the age of five years.
According to Iman, a research-PIRAC LKJ Research Team) in September-October 2002 of fluoride toothpaste packaging and observations of the child concludes that of the nine products tested, eight outstanding brand of toothpaste to use fluoride above 1000 ppm. Only one product containing floride below 500 ppm. "However, it turns out toothpaste products imported from Australia," he said.
The research team also found that there are differences in the amount of fluoride is a significant inter-laboratory test results with theoretical calculations based on the package labeling. In fact, there's one brand of toothpaste that does not include fluoridenya levels.
Faith also found that only one product that complements the manufacturers packaging with a warning over the dangers that would occur when children swallow fluoridated. However, the warning is presented in English. Also, only one product that complements the use of the packaging with instructions on how much toothpaste should be used for children. "Instructions were presented in English as well," he said.
Meanwhile, As'ad Nugroho, program coordinator PIRAC states, it requires Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (POM) to lower the standard of fluoride toothpaste, especially for children from 800-1500ppm be 250-500 ppm. "POM should immediately instruct the withdrawal of all products from toothpaste containing fluoride children who are still more than 500 ppm," he asserted.
PIRAC also asked the manufacturers eliminate the addition of flavor that can increase the desire of children to swallow toothpaste while brushing their teeth. They also urged manufacturers to warn kids toothpaste and information about safe limits in the packaging of toothpaste used in children.
Hopefully we are smarter in choosing toothpaste. May be a smart idea for us all. Taken from www.suaramedia.com
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