What is Tooth Decay?
Tooth Decay
is a break down of the tooth's enamel over a period of time. When Tooth
Decay goes unchecked a hole (known as a cavity) will remain in the
decayed portion of the tooth.
What Causes Tooth Decay in children?
Tooth Decay can be
caused by many factors such as: Mothers Diet during pregnancy, Diet of
the Child, Baby Bottle Mouth Syndrome, Dental Hygiene, and Heredity just
to name a few. One very Strong factor that can cause Tooth Decay in
Children is the result of a high sugar intake. This can occur in
children as young as 6 to 12 months of age and it can happen very un-expectantly.
When a baby sleeps with
their bottle in their mouth the sugar from the juice and the bottle's
nipple will settle around their upper teeth. You can avoid this type of Tooth decay by simply making
sure that your baby does not go to sleep while consistently sucking on
the bottle... now we at teething-teeth.com recommend breast feeding, but
that's a topic we'll touch on in our breast feeding section (smile).
Sugar and the Tooth Decay link
My grandmother was from
the country, and if you know anyone from the country they have a way of
saying things that are a little different from city folks; but when they
speak you understand exactly what they mean
If I would do something wrong to get my grandmother
upset she would say something like this... "If you don't straighten up
I'll be on you like White on Rice! Translation: The color White is on
Rice as The Belt would be on my bottom if I didn't straighten up.
What does this have to do with Tooth Decay you might ask? Translation:
The color White is on rice as The Belt would be on my
bottom if I didn't straighten up as Sugar will lead to Tooth
Decay in our babies if we don't catch it early.
The Bacteria which causes Tooth Decay thrives on
sugar. Please do anything that you can to proactively lesson the
residual sugar that is left over after your child eats sweets.
Lower Tooth Decay Risk
Parents can do something very simple to help lower
the risk of Tooth Decay in their baby early! You can begin contributing
to your child's healthy teeth development in their sixth month; when you
see their first peg come in! One very important step that you can take
to help lower your child's risk of tooth decay would be to start
purchasing tooth cleaners that contain the active ingredient Xylitol.
Click Here for
Xylitol Baby Tooth Cleaner
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