Infant, Baby, and Tolder Tooth Decay. What You do to Prevent Problems

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Adults aren’t the only one’s who suffer from tooth decay. Every year children and infants have to deal with the pain and suffering too. Unfortunately, for babies and infants, the major causes of tooth decay are indirectly caused by their baby bottle.

We know that tooth decay is the result of acid creating bacteria. When we eat or drink, the bacteria in our mouth creates an acidic substance as their byproduct. Unfortunately the enamel coating our teeth is no match for this acid. It’s a big problem for infants and young children because their teeth haven’t fully developed the enamel layer and thus, causes a cavities and tooth decaying. It’s more common than you think.

Most parents put their babies to bed with their bottles because it gets them to fast rather quickly. But this is an extremely bad habit to get in to. More often than not, the liquid from inside the bottle makes it way in to your babies mouth and starts the process of tooth decay.

Along with eating a lot of sugar, giving bacteria the chance to grow and multiple can offset the good and the bad rather quickly. Once their mouth is filled with bad bacteria, not only is tooth decay a problem, but it can lead to other bone diseases in the mouth.

Unfortunately if you have a newborn, a pediatrican isn’t so much worried about dental problems. Therefore, you should be proactive and get them to a dentist as soon as possible, and with on going visits.

So let’s look at some simple tips you can do to help avoid these problems in the first place.

1.    Never dip a pacifier in sugary foods. It is quite common to dip it in honey but this will speed the tooth decay process. Your baby will take a pacifier eventually.

2.    Especially before bed, if you give your child a drink, give them water instead of juice or milk. Again, these liquids contain sugar. Water is sugar free so the bacteria don’t have a chance!

3.    Go to a pediatric dentist often. It’s never too early to start once their teeth are showing. And even before they show, you may want to set an appointment incase problems develop when their teeth start to grow.

4.    Inspect their teeth yourself. If something doesn’t look right, see the dentist. If their teeth appear to have white spots or lines, it could mean they need more fluoride and a modification to their diet.

Prevention will not only leave your baby with a beautiful smile for the future, but it will avoid a lot of painful and expensive ongoing treatments.

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