What makes a baby's teeth decay?

my baby is 7 months old and doesnt have teeth. sometimes at night he will have the bottle in his mouth, is that gonna cause him damage right now or will it later?

What makes a baby's teeth decay?
Burp! Bad oral health.
Reply:The baby tooth rot is caused by babies falling asleep with bottles of formula or juice in their mouth. It is okay for a baby to go to sleep with a bottle of water.





If your baby doesn't have teeth yet, you don't have to worry.
Reply:I personally would not give the baby a milk bottle at night so as not to get the baby "hooked" on this method in order to calm down and fall asleep.


I bottle of water is fine if you really need it, but nothing is better.


He should be getting his teeth soon.


A friend's daughter had all of her teeth rot out


and by age 5 or so, the dentist had to put baby caps on all of her teeth!
Reply:yeah thats not good. the worse thing is when they fall asleep with a bottle or sippy cup with milk or juice. It would be good if you could get him use to water at night time. I did that with my 2nd child and she adapted well. My first was addicted to milk and I was worried about his teeth so with her I nipped that milk thing before it started.
Reply:BOTH! Trust me, I know this first hand, I myself am a mommy of 3 and, I have a niece whom always went to bed with a bottle at about that age as well and she lost ALL of her front teeth. They completly rotted. She was only 15months old when she had such poor teeth. I know we all like the idea of our babies finally holding their own bottles, so now at night we think we can get a break and just lay them down with a bottle and they will fall asleep. Well I know for a fact that a child going to bed with a bottle or a sippy cup will end up with rotten teeth. You should also make sure your brushing their teeth!! Also laying a child down with a bottle can also cause ear infections because the milk leaks into the ear tubes (inside) and cause major ear infections. Trust me, it may sound great to be able to take the easy way for a change, but it will be twice the work in the end, and your baby will be the one to suffer.
Reply:You should never let your baby sleep with a bottle. That will cause damage to his/her gums which prevent teeth from coming in and it will rot any teeth that are there. Just think if you didn't take care of your teeth and they started to get black and fall out. The damage starts at the gums and works its way to your teeth. Same way for a baby. Teeth won't come in because the gums are not healthy. Hope this helps.
Reply:Yes it can the sugar in the juice or milk can eat at his teeth at night and that is what happened to my husband when he was little, he had caps on all of his teeth. Today he has many cavaties and has many root canals. I was never sent to bed with a bottle, i have never had a problem with my baby teeth and to this date (am 32) I still do not have a single cavity
Reply:Tooth decay can't happen unless there are teeth, but you want to start off when good dental habits early so you won't have to break bad habits later. When happens is sugars (or the starches in starchy food) from food stay on the teeth and provide food for bacteria. The bacteria cause the tooth decay. This is why it is so important to brush their teeth after meals and before bedtime. If there is water in the bottle, this won't cause problems. Formula will cause problems. Breast milk does not cause tooth decay. It has antibacterial components in it. However, breast milk mixed with a little bit of food will cause tooth decay so it is really important to brush their teeth well.
Reply:Remove it now. Even milk will rot teeth out, purely doing what you are doing. We see many children with exactly the same problem. Your child will have black stumps which look awlful and will require a general anaesthetic to remove all the decayed teeth. Then there will be possibly problems with the second teeth, as the first teeth provide spacing for permanent teeth to come through. Common probelm which is fully preventable.
Reply:Talk to your pediatrician about fluoride drops. Doctors usually prescribe these when your baby is born. Also do not give your baby soda or sugary things like Koolaid , these aid in tooth decay. At 7 months old you should introduce the sippy cup to your baby. Also, talk this over with your pediatrician maybe he can steer you in the right direction to preventing your baby to get tooth decay.

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