Ashley’s dentist coated his teeth with a sealant the last time that he went.  They were fine, but I just wondered what the coating was, as I wondered if it is having a protective affect on his teeth where chewing cortisol tablets at night without a drink is concerned?

It possibly helps that we are not fans of too many lollies and sweets as at the end of the day, no matter how cortisol affects your child’s teeth, it is the sugar that attacks the enamel and causes decay.  To my mind the effects of cortisol on the calcium levels is in theory quite possible and this could mean you could get those white spots on your teeth.   I was under the impression that  white spots on the teeth are a sign that you are or have been at some earlier stage been exposed to calcium deficiency.    Once they occur on the teeth they don’t disappear either I don’t think---you’d have to have them cosmetically altered in some way I would imagine.  They can be removed by something called acidic-micro-abrasion apparently---but that would not solve the reason they occured in the first place.  Also I tend to think that some tooth whitening treatments can make the teeth more porous and that means that they become yellower when exposed to coffee’s and tea’s.   

I think it is great that the dentist can now work at prevention rather than cure and can paint this sealant stuff on the teeth to reduce the incidences of cavities for kids.