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My son can sleep if he sleep with his bottle, but I know it’s not good for his mouth. Can you tell me what problems they may have and recommend what should I do?

Indeed, you can produce severe damage in the mouth of your child if you leave the bottle with milk or juice so long in the mouth. In addition to the pacifier can cause malfposiciones future irle liquid can destroy the teeth in their first two years of life. This problem is called “baby bottle tooth decay” and is caused by overuse of the bottle full of milk, soda, juice and liquid honey or sugar. This evil can happen even to those children who are breastfed to sleep, because the high sugar content in breast milk that is in baby’s mouth all night, causing cavities.

When these liquids interact with the bacteria lodged in the oral cavity (primarily Streptococcus mutans) and begin to ferment, they form an acidic substance which gradually damages the tooth enamel causing cavities and mineralized.

Usually the first teeth begin to emerge from 6 months of age (although it is not uncommon for babies born as a tooth) and shortly after the first year complete their teeth. Hence the importance of caring for your mouth from birth.

The deterioration begins from the bacteria that act in the stained teeth with white spots which then become holes which destroy them.

In many cases, the destruction in both parts of milk, such as malposition and alterations in the permanent teeth to come back, are lesions that develop rapidly.

Like many other diseases, prevention is our best weapon against them, so consider the following recommendations:
* It is very important not to bed your child with a bottle containing a sweet liquid, as well as damage your teeth.
* You should never put honey to baby bottles or pacifiers.
* After your child is old enough, begin to teach him to drink fluids with cups coaches, so that after a year, and gradually eliminating the bottle go.
* If you live in a place where drinking water is not fluoridated, make sure your child take fluoride in some form and amount appropriate for their age. This we should consult with your dentist.
* Encourage your child to have a balanced diet and avoiding refined sugars coma (containing sweets, cakes, chocolates, etc.).
* Visit the dentist regularly and address any questions raised by his pediatrician, it is important to begin to care for them thereafter to prevent future problems and form a good habit of cleaning.
* Your dentist will teach you how to brush their teeth, how much toothpaste to use (the recommended amount is less than the size of a lentil, because the excess causes white spots), the age-appropriate toothbrush and the fluoride dose to be administered : from 6 months is recommended one drop daily and from 2 years, only two.

Definitely should eliminate this habit, especially if it is a small yet have a dental cleaning in shape. It is best to visit the dentist every six months your baby. Or a year, based on instructions.

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