Does liquid iron supplement cause tooth loss?

Factual Questions
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I remembered this as a kid: If you gave a kid liquid iron supplement and it touched the teeth, they would fall out. As an adult, a friend told me she had dentures because she was given a liquid iron supplement as a kid, and her teeth fell out. I remember thinking, “Oh, yeah, that’s right…”. Then later, I thought, “WTF? That doesn’t make any sense?!!”

Anybody ever heard of this, and is it true? And if so, why?

Thanks!

(Previously posted in the wrong category!!)

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Liquid iron supplements can certainly cause staining of the teeth (cite), but I can’t find any mention of actual tooth *loss *in the literature.