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Show B3 February 15. 2001 Baby teeth critical for proper chewing Parents of newborns may not realize how important it is to care for the infant's baby, or primary, teeth from the start. The Hill AFB Dental Clinic, as part of National Chil- dren's Dental Health Month, warns parents that although a child's primary teeth will eventually be replaced with permanent ones, baby teeth are critical for proper chewing, speaking and appearance. Without proper care, some children can develop serious tooth decay by their third birthday. Baby bottle tooth decay, also called nursing-bottl- e or nursing-mout- h syndrome, is a condition that can the destroy primary teeth of an infant or young child. It develops when a baby frequently receives a bottle of milk, formula, fruit juice or sweetened liquids to serve as a pacifier or comforter. It may result when the child often is allowed to fall asleep with a bottle during naps or at bedtime. Prolonged demand breast-feedinmay also cause this condition. Although the teeth most likely to be damaged are the upper front teeth, others may be affected. Tooth decay is caused by bacteria, which are present in a thin film of plaque that constantly forms on the teeth. The bacteria in plaque use sugar to produce acid, which attacks tooth enamel. If sugary liquid is allowed National Children's Dental Health Month February 2001 g ir to remain in the mouth, acid can attack teeth for several minutes. Tooth decay can occur after frequent, repeated acid attacks. It's not just what children drink, but how often and for acids. how long their teeth are exposed to decay-causinFor example, if you offer a bottle containing sugary liquid as a pacifier many times a day, the teeth experience g more acid attacks. Allowing a child to fall asleep with a bottle during a nap or at night also can harm teeth. While the baby sleeps, the flow of saliva decreases. Harmful sugary liquids collect and remain around the teeth, inviting acid attacks. Watching what the baby receives between regular feedings prevents this. A bottle shouldn't be used as a pacifier or as an aid to help baby sleep unless it contains plain water. Don't dip pacifiers in a sweet liquid and don't add sugar to baby's food. Children can be taught to drink from a cup as they approach their first birthor day. This will eliminate prolonged bottle-feedin- g a a bottle as pacifier. using The Hill AFB Dental Clinic recommends that after each feeding, parents wipe the baby's teeth and gums with a clean gauze pad. This will remove plaque and prevent acid attacks. Begin brushing with water as soon as the baby's first tooth appears. Continue cleaning and massaging gums in all other areas that remain toothless. Visit the dentist by the child's first birthday. While this may seem early, the dentist can determine if the right cleaning techniques are being used. The dentist also can determine if there are problems with the child's primary teeth. Force tax filing assistance now available WASHINGTON (AFPN) More than 95 tax assistance offices Air Force-widstaffed with about 5,000 volunteers, opened their doors and kicked off the 2001 income tax preparation and filing season. The office of the staff judge advocate annually organizes the free service at each base. Legal offices, in conjunction with the Internal Revenue Service and volunteers from the military community, set up e, tax office facilities and recruited and trained volunteer unit tax advisers. The Hill AFB Tax Assistance Cen ter is located in Bldg. 800, Bay 7D. It is from 10 a.m.-- 2 open Monday-Thursda- y a.m.-2 6 and from p.m. for Friday p.m., walk-in- s filing 1040EZ and 1040A. Appointments for those using other forms are available Thursday from 3-- p.m., and Saturday from Ext 5 a.m. Call for an appointment or for more 8-1- 1 details. Last year, the Air Force tax program saved the military community more than $11 million in tax preparation filing fees, said Maj. Melinda Davis-Perritan- o, deputy chief and tax program manager for the Air Force's legal assistance division. More than 125,000 federal income tax returns were electronically filed. Electronic filing improves the quality-of-lif- e for people by enabling them to receive their income tax refunds in a fraction of the time it takes to process a paper return, and without paying an electronic filing fee, said Electronic income tax filing services for Air Force members were introduced as part of the "People First" initiative, a qual Davis-Perritan- o. program announced by the secretary of the Air Force in 1994. Tax assisity-of-li- fe tance is considered "mission-related- legal " assistance under Air Force Instruction 51-50- Legal Assistance and Preventive 4, Law Program. 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