What happens if baby bottle tooth decay is not treated?
When baby bottle tooth decay goes untreated, it can damage the root of the teeth and the teeth growing underneath it, causing the baby to have problems with their teeth throughout their lifespan. Also because they lack teeth, children with untreated baby bottle tooth decay may not learn to eat as well as children who have the teeth that they need. If there’s damage to the root of the teeth and to the nerve underneath it, it is impossible to tell whether or not the baby has adult teeth.
