How serious is baby bottle tooth decay?
Baby bottle tooth decay can cause painful toothaches which can hinder eating. Severely decayed teeth can become infected and need to be extracted. If your child’s teeth are infected or lost too early due to baby bottle tooth decay, your child may have some of these problems: • Poor eating habits • Speech problems • Crooked teeth • Damaged adult (permanent) teeth • Yellow or brown adult (permanent) teeth Keep your child happy and smiling by preventing baby bottle tooth decay.