Baby bottle tooth decay


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Baby bottle tooth decay


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Do not put your infant to bed with a bottle of milk, formula, juice, or other product that contains sugar. Sugar and acids in these liquids can cause tooth decay (bottle mouth).

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Primary Medical Reviewer Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer Thomas Emmett Francoeur, MDCM, CSPQ, FRCPC - Pediatrics
Specialist Medical Reviewer Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics
Last Updated August 16, 2007

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Last updated: August 16, 2007
Reviewed By: Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine, Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics

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