Does Amoxicillin Stain Kids Teeth?
June 12, 2001– Dentists are questioning whether a common antibiotic is staining children’s teeth. The concern is based on what they call a staggering increase in mottled teeth since doctors began using pediatric doses of amoxicillin more than 20 years ago. More Info • Does Amoxicillin Mottle Enamel? American Dental Assoc. • FDA MedWatch Medical Reporting Program 1-800-FDA-1088 fax 1-800-FDA-0178 fda.gov/medwatch. • Link: American Dental Assoc. • About Amoxicillin From www.rxlist.com Science Specialist Ed Yeates takes a look. The drug of choice in treating bacterial-caused ear infections in small children is still amoxicillin. Pediatricians say about 80 percent of the kids they see every year will have the infection by age three. But dentists say they’re now seeing what could be a cosmetic side effect of the antibiotic showing up in big numbers in the front teeth of kids. CLAIR VERNON, D.M.D., TOOELE DENTIST: “I WOULD SAY IN YOUNG CHILDREN, I AM SEEING IT IN ALMOST THE MAJORITY OF CHIL
