Q. My 14 months old son's top four teeth look rough and are crumbling. Why?

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I have seen the attached photos (attachment removed to protect patient identity).

• The upper front teeth show early childhood caries lesion resulting in decay. You need start giving him other semi-solid food and reduce exclusive breastfeeding.

• After every breastfeeding, please make sure you get his upper and lower teeth cleaned by using a wet cotton or a finger brush, which you can wear on your finger and make him brush.

• The continuous sticking of breastmilk overnight is causing this decay, and it needs to be stopped soon. Or else, it may get painful.

• Use a pediatric toothpaste with fluoride to prevent caries. If possible, go to a dentist and get a fluoride application over the teeth. It is very important that you start other semi-solid food and reduce overnight breastfeeding. Clean his teeth using wet cotton after feeding.

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• The problem is it started as soon as the teeth came out. The bacterial load inside the mouth and the sticky content of breastmilk contributed to the early childhood caries condition.

• This type of caries is very fast due to the soft nature of milk tooth, so it does not take much time. Start using a feeding bottle with plain water. Just drinking some water after feeding helps in preventing such caries.

• Usually, after 6 months of age, it is necessary to start bottle feeding of plain water to help cleanse the mouth and teeth. This reduces the acidity, which builds up inside mouth due to bacterial load.

Thank you.

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Dr. Naveen Thomas

Experience: 14 + Yrs

Dentistry

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