Can the dentist's fluoride treatment cause a migraine?!


Question:

Can the dentist's fluoride treatment cause a migraine?

Ever since I can remember going to the dentist to get my teeth cleaned, I left with a horrible migraine after the fluoride treatment/rinse. I feel great during the actual cleaning (I am one of those weird people that loves having my teeth cleaned) but once that fluoride rinse or gel hits my mouth I develop a horrible migraine, as well as nausea, and end up the rest of the day in bed?
Is there anyone that has heard of this sort of problem and are there any solutions besides taking a pain reliever before I visit the dentist?

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2 months ago
I have mentioned it to my dentist before, but he didn't really answer my concerns.


Answers:

You could be sensitive to the fluoride or chemicals in the fluoride treatment gel stuff. I've known people with the same problem because of just how strong that stuff is. I personally recommend discontinuing the fluoride, you get enough of it in tap water, the treatments on top of tap water and fluoridated tooth paste are kind of over kill. If you feel you have to have it, ask him to use a less strong solution of the chemicals, see if that helps.

Fluoride is a pretty toxic chemical, so I recommend doing some research on it. When I cut out as much fluoride out of my diet as possible, I stopped getting as severe of migraines and they're less frequent. Some asthmatics react badly to fluoride, as well. It's known to exacerbate many conditions and fluoride is hard on your heart and kidneys in levels found even in tap water alone.

Granted, it is excellent at preventing cavities, but I think that if people practiced better dental hygiene, that would do so much more than adding a chemical to water, toothpaste and getting treatments at the dentist.

Most dentists aren't really going to address the fluoride concern as they're in a damned if they do, damned if they don't position, in that their patents with less than spectacular dental hygiene are going to suffer for lack of fluoride.




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