Obviously, other companies reached a different interpretation, since other fluoridated bottled waters intended for infant use do bear a statement of the fluoride concentration. Drinking water is an excellent vehicle for delivering fluoride. This practice has been the subject of some of the best-controlled epidemiologic studies in medicine. This last sentence addresses the equivalency of fluoride drops and fluoride levels in drinking water. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, fluoridated water is the standard.
Fluoride supplements are the alternative.
As noted above, the Committee believes that the appropriate amount of fluoride for the child is the amount provided by optimally fluoridated drinking water. Supplements that we are familiar with contain an amount that is generally regarded as safe and effective when used as directed. To avoid tooth mottling, the quantity of fluoride given once daily as a supplement must be considerably less than the quantity consumed throughout the day from optimally fluoridated water. We place an advisory statement on the label so that consumers will consult their physician prior to using the product simultaneously with another source of fluoride such as drops. Our bottled water product was the first fluoridated water product to bear a warning statement advising parents not to use the product if they were giving their baby a fluoride supplement unless they talked to the doctor.