<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Hi everyone. With all this talk about teeth, I'll add my own. I was at the pediatrician's today with the (thank G-d) now negative results to my almost 6 year old's anti-endomysial test and blood work-up. I must be doing the diet right!... After 3.5 months of his being back on the GF diet, after almost 9 months on a challenge (!), his blood was fine except for those indicators pointing to low iron levels. [Like hemoglobin, hematacrit,, Mean cell volume, mean cell hemoglobin, lymphocytes and "hypochromia"]. The dr recommended iron supplements, even tho she was sure by my description that my son was eating balanced meals. She said it takes a good while for anemia prompted by CD to disappear from blood chemistry. Anyway, since he is only 6, she gave him a perscription for the syrup form. She said that he needs to brush his teeth after taking it since it ruins the enamel on teeth if it's allowed to coat the teeth and not get washed off. [My kid already has a mouth full of fillings.] So for those of you who are taking supplements like that, esp. in syrup form (particularly children), know that the supplement itself could be causing your teeth to lose their hardness. As if CD hadn't done enough damage... BTW, a while back the issue of gluten in dental materials was discussed. Every one of you suggested I look for another dentist because of the sass for an answer I got when I asked about it. Our adult and children's dentists and the orthodontist are part of a dental clinic we go to. Undaunted by the response I got from one, I went to the top to complain. The head guy patiently explained that in Israel, all dental materials are GF. However it's not out of a love for celiacs. The (Jewish) orthodox population here, being somewhere around 20% of the population, insisted on it because of the problem of gluten products not normally being kosher for Passover (since you have fillings, for instance, in your mouth 365 days of the year). So sat least in Israel you can get your teeth cleaned and filled with no fear of a gluten reaction. Have a nice weekend, one and all. Sharon Marcus [log in to unmask]