What is Milk Bottle Carries”?
Q: What causes “Milk Bottle” Carries (Cavities)”? A: Milk Bottle caries are somthing that starts when a parent leaves a child sleeping with a bottle in their mouth, and milk accumulates around the upper front teeth. This accumulation of milk takes place because the tongue is in a position to prevent the child from swallowing, but unforntunatly the milk pools around the front teeth and the bacteria that is normally in the mouth, begin’s to feed on the milk and the acid from the bacteria eats up the back of the front teeth. Q: “What can be done to Prevent “Milk Bottle” Carries (Cavities)”? A: It’s recommended that the parent let’s the child feed before he/she goes to bed, and then wipe their teeth with a cloth. Somethimes using a little drop of floride tooth paste around their teeth after feeding helps protect them from decay. The most important thing is not to let the child drift off into sleep with the bottle in there mouth, but subsequently if this does happen wipe the childs mouth “I
