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Rockford Pediatric Dentistry- 5 Tips to help parents prevent baby-bottle tooth decay. Rockford IL area pediatric dental care for all children age 1-18.

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Pediatric Dentistry

Dental Care For All Children Ages 1-18

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Early Childhood Dental Care

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What Causes Tooth Decay?

•Baby sucking on a bottle several specific types of bacteria that live on the teeth cause decay.

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When sugar is consumed the bacteria use the sugar and then manufacture acids that dissolve the teeth and cause an infection in the tooth.

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This infection is called decay.

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What Is “baby-bottle” Tooth decay?

•Babies who go to bed with a bottle of milk, formula or juice are more likely to get tooth decay.

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Because the sugar in formula, milk or juice stays in contact with the teeth for a long time during the night, the teeth can decay quickly.

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Here are 5 tips to avoid baby-bottle tooth decay:

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1. Put your child to bed with a bottle of plain

water, not milk or juice.

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2. Stop nursing when your child is asleep or

has stopped sucking on the bottle.

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3. Try not to let your child walk around using a

bottle of milk or juice as a pacifier.

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4. Start to teach your child to drink from a cup

at about 6 months of age. Plan to stop using a

bottle by 12 to 14 months at the latest.

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5. Don’t dip your child’s pacifier in honey or

sugar

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The first baby teeth come into the mouth are the two bottom front teeth.

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You will notice this when your baby is about 6-8 months old.

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Next to follow will be the 4 upper front teeth and the remainder of your baby’s teeth will appear periodically.

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They will usually appear in pairs along the sides of the jaw until the child is about 2 1/2 years old.

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At around 2 1/2 years old your child should have all 20 teeth.

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Between the ages of 5 and 6 the first permanent teeth will begin to erupt.

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Some of the permanent teeth replace baby teeth and some don’t.

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Don’t worry if some teeth are a few months early or late as all children are different.

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Baby teeth are important as they not only hold space for permanent teeth.

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But they are important to chewing, biting, speech and appearance.

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For this reason it is important to maintain a healthy diet and daily hygiene.

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