WHAT IS NURSING BOTTLE MOUTH?
Nursing bottle mouth is a dental condition caused by frequent exposure of young teeth to liquids that contain sugars. Plaque—the clear, sticky substance that causes tooth decay—uses the sugars in those liquids to eat away at tooth enamel. Every time a child drinks a liquid that contains sugar, bacteria attack the teeth for at least 20 minutes. When a child falls asleep while breastfeeding or with a bottle of milk, formula, juice or sugar water, the teeth are continually bathed in sugar. Over time, that bacteria can completely destroy the baby teeth.
