• A+
• A+
• A+

Adjust font size

GuideWisdom™

This WisdomCard managed by: Tara Salamone

This form of tooth decay in infants and children most often occurs in the upper front teeth. This is caused when sweetened liquids are left near infant teeth for a long period of time. Milk, formula and fruit juices should not be given to an infant at naptime or bedtime.

5 Great Resources on Baby Bottle Tooth Decay

• American Dental Association: Overview and Images
• American Academy of Pediatric Denistry: Dental Care for Your Baby
• FamilyDoctor: How to Care for Your Child's Teeth
• National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center: Early Childhood Caries Research Guide
• Oral Health Tutorial: For Non-Dental Professionals

What is Baby Bottle Tooth Decay?

• Wikipedia: Definition, Causes and Care
• American Dental Association: What is Baby Bottle Tooth Decay?
• St. Vincent's: What is Baby Bottle Tooth Decay?
• YouTube: What is Baby Bottle Tooth Decay
• Illinois Department of Public Health: What is Baby Bottle Tooth Decay?

What Are The Symptoms of Baby Bottle Tooth Decay?

• WebMD: Description of Baby Bottle Tooth Decay
• Pediatric Dentistry: Images of Baby Bottle Tooth Decay
• Virtual Children's Hospital: Signs and Symptoms of Baby Bottle Tooth Decay
• Dayton Children's Hospital: Baby bottle decay

What Are The Treatments and Medications for Baby Bottle Tooth Decay?

• HealthAtoZ: Overview and Treatment of Tooth Decay
• Dayton's Children's Hospital: Treatment Options for Baby Bottle Tooth Decay
• Pediatric Dentistry: Treatment for Baby Bottle Tooth Decay

How Do You Prevent Baby Bottle Tooth Decay?

• Medem: Prevention
• eHow: How to Keep Your Kids Cavity Free
• American Dental Association: How can Baby Bottle Tooth Decay Be Prevented?
• YouTube: American Dental Association Baby Bottle Tooth Decay Video | California Dental Association PSA
• La Leche League: Avoiding Dental Caries

Wisdom, Stories and Blogs about Baby Bottle Tooth Decay

• My First Baby: Help Keep Your Baby Smiling
• Mumsfairy: Positive and Negative Aspects of Breastfeeding
• Super Parents Talk: Preventing Infant Tooth Decay
• Oh Baby!: Baby Bottle Tooth Decay - Advice from an OB and mother of 4
• My Kidz Spot: Care & Share your joy of your baby

Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Baby Bottle Tooth Decay

• HealthBoards: Search Results
• DailyStrength: Sleeping Through the Night | Parenting Communities
• Minti: Dental Health Advice to Prevent Gum Disease | Babies and Tooth Decay
• YahooGroups: Children of the New Earth
• Meetup: Parenting Meetups

Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Baby Bottle Tooth Decay

• PubMed Central: Baby Tooth Decay Studies in Various Ethnic Groups | Parental awareness, habits, and social factors and their relationship to baby bottle tooth decay | Baby bottle tooth decay: a concern for all mothers
• Fluoride Action Network: Baby Bottle Tooth Decay Not Prevented by Fluoride

Clinical Trials on Baby Bottle Tooth Decay

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Baby + Tooth Decay Results

Related WisdomCards

• Oral Health
• Teething
• Thumb Sucking

User Recommended Links for Baby Bottle Tooth Decay

Are we missing any great links? Please Login or Register to be the first to add to this list of recommended links to help others and improve this WisdomCard.