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Dentists don’t do genome sequencing, so they have no way of ruling out genetics.


Sometimes you don't need to rule everything else out to be confident in a diagnosis.


In this case it’s more “when all you have is a hammer (fluoride)…”


The therapy appears to be improving her teeth. Is there something I am missing?


Just because a treatment works doesn't mean it's the best treatment, or is treating the "cause." To say that a lack of fluoride is the cause of their bad teeth is silly. Not eating sugar/acidic foods, Novamin, or a different set of bacteria in her mouth would also improve her teeth.


We used a toothpaste with novamin in it. That didn't help her. She doesn't eat much sugar. She's 40 something kg and eats very healthy.




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