How do feeding habits cause tooth decay?
Decay caused by bottle-feeding causes Nursing Bottle Decay. Milk basically contains carbohydrates like lactose (sugar) and when the bottle is given at bedtime to pacify the child there is a continuous exposure of the teeth to sugar. Also when there is retention of milk, candies, chips, wafers and sweets on the tooth surface there is more acid production and destruction of the tooth surface. How do we recognise tooth decay? Tooth decay starts with white spots; then the colour changes to yellow brown or black and finally the tooth breaks down. Do we have to save the milk teeth? They are going to fall anyway… Milk teeth are extremely important for eating, biting, chewing helping proper digestion; speech; Aesthetics; facial and jaw growth. They serve as guides for the permanent teeth to erupt and hence help in preserving space. Infection from the milk teeth when left untreated can affect the permanent teeth, which are lying beneath it. How do we save these milk teeth? Prevention is always
