Dental Decay prevention at Childhood
Article by Bruce Vafa, DDS
Beverly Hills Cosmetic Dentist
Putting a baby to bed at night with a bottle other than water can cause serious and rapid tooth Cavity.. Sweet liquidand juice pools around the kid’s teeth giving plaque bacteria and germ an opportunity to produce acids that attack tooth spacially enamel. If you want give the baby a bottle as a comforter at night bedtime, it should contain only plain water. If your child won't fall asleep without the bottle and its usual surary juice , gradually dilute the bottle's contents withplain water over a period of a few weeks.
After each meal ,brush the teeth or wipe the baby’s gums and teeth with a damp gauze pad to remove plaque and germs. , be sure you can see into the child’s mouth easily. do not use the fliouride tooth paste for the kids under 2 years old, because they can not spit and ultimately they digest fluoride.