What should I do if my child has tooth decay caused by feeding bottle?

Many parents will let their babies sleep with a bottle in their mouths, or use the bottle to soothe the baby when the baby is in a bad mood. If this goes on for a long time, the baby will hold the bottle in his mouth for a long time, which will lead to a dental problem, that is, bottle tooth decay. In addition, it may also be caused by improper feeding and other reasons. If a child suffers from bottle tooth decay, what is the correct way to solve it?

What should I do if my child has tooth decay caused by feeding bottle?

Babies with bottle tooth decay should avoid sucking milk for a long time, especially should avoid sleeping with the bottle in their mouth. After feeding, parents can use cotton swabs and other items to help the baby wipe the teeth. At the same time, let the baby drink water in time after feeding, which can rinse the mouth. Caries filling treatment can also be performed at the appropriate time.

Baby bottle caries refers to a type of early caries that occurs in infancy, most of which occur in babies who use bottles for a long time. The main feature of this disease is caries on the maxillary incisors and first deciduous molars, while caries rarely occur on the mandibular incisors. What needs to be noted is that baby bottle tooth decay is often caused by parents' improper feeding habits. This is because the fermentable sugars in the milk stay around the teeth for too long. So what should we do about baby bottle tooth decay?

Bottle tooth decay is caused by adults feeding their babies incorrectly. Especially if the baby develops the habit of sleeping with a bottle in his mouth before or during bedtime, tooth decay will become more serious if it is not corrected in time. Therefore, if a baby who has developed bottle tooth decay has developed this bad habit, you should immediately find ways to help the baby get rid of it. Give your baby a clean pacifier or small toy before going to bed, and then use distraction methods to help your baby fall asleep, such as playing some music, humming nursery rhymes, patting, reading a picture book, telling a story, rubbing the baby's back, etc. These are all good ways to help your baby fall asleep.

Parents can also slowly dilute breast milk or other sweet juices until they become plain water and feed them to the baby. In fact, it doesn’t take too long, only about two weeks. However, as parents, we must be mentally prepared and have perseverance and determination to "fight" with the baby. Never indulge the baby's temper, which will make the dental condition worse.

At the same time, mothers should help babies with bottle tooth decay to clean their teeth on a regular basis. First of all, in the early stage, you can feed the baby some boiled water after feeding the baby, and use a clean cotton swab to help the baby wipe and clean the teeth, or you can use gauze wrapped around your fingers for cleaning; for older babies, that is, around two years old, the back molars have grown out, then at this time you can use a small, soft baby-specific toothbrush to help the baby brush his teeth after meals, before going to bed, etc.; and you can also educate the baby to gradually use some children's special toothpaste, you can also apply fluoride on the teeth to protect the teeth.

In order to avoid affecting the permanent teeth of babies with bottle tooth decay, the caries can be filled in time for treatment. This is a relatively effective prevention and treatment method. Assuming that there is no problem with the baby's teeth, parents should not be careless. They also need to help the baby clean their teeth and go to the dentist regularly for health care and examinations.