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Show The Tooth Doctor : hidden in almost all processed process-ed foods. Also for infants, it's a good idea to clean their teeth with a warm damp washcloth after each feeding. As they get older, you can brush their teeth for them until they are able to do it properly on their own. A child's teeth are as precious as pearls! Your LodU Tooth Doctor ' Dane Q. Robinson, DDS "If only I had known," is the typical remark of a parent who's child results in nursing bottle mouth. This condition is very common among infants and is such a sad tragedy. It is a completely avoidable case of rampant cavities in every tooth in the child's mouth. It is caused by the parent sending the child to bed with a bottle. Sugar in fruit juicesr formula and soda given to infants lays around the teeth if the child takes his bottle to bed As the baby falls asleep, his saliva action is minimal which reduces the natural flushing action to remove the sugarey juices. This sugar feeds the bacteria which forms acid which . causes tooth decay. If the bacteria gets a constant supply of sugar, they will thrive and cause mass destruction in the infant's mouth. ! To avoid nursing bottle ! carries, you should not give a child a bottle with anything : except water at naptime or bedtime. Avoid sugar in the ; child's diet. Start them out ; right. Sugar not only causes tooth decay, but it also ; causes many systemic pro- j blems including hyperactiv-ity hyperactiv-ity in children. It is consider- ed a poison by many i authorities because of all the j harmful effects it causes. It ; is also very addictive and) |