OT? acidity/phenols and plaque on teeth.

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My 6 yrs old NT (but terribly moody) boy has a build up of white and dirty

looking plaque( I think it is plaque) at the top of his teeth. Neither his

older brother nor little sister have similar. He does brush his teeth himself

in the morning, but I do them at night. It does not matter how thorough we are,

we cannot shift it. I mentioned it to dentist who just said to brush 3 times a

day. I am considering going to a private dentist elsewhere just to get the

teeth cleaned so we have a fresh start, because my son gets worked up about the

fact that we are so unsuccesful at shifting it.

I have been wondering about why it is just him that suffers this way. I

wondered whether it was to do with the PH of his saliva ( just guessing, no idea

what I am talking about). Also wondered if it may be linked to intolerance to

phenols (perhaps affecting ph of saliva?), as he has the dark circles under his

eyes, and we have considered starting him on no-fenol. He is also a child who

produces copious amounts of orange wax in his ears, again unlike his ASD brother

or NT sister.

I don't really understand the bio-chemistry of it all, but wondered if those of

you who had kids with phenol problems, or maybe kids you considered to have acid

stomachs, if any of you saw similar probs with your kids teeth? Thanks Sue