- 41. Preventing Tooth Decay
- (Teething & Tooth Care)
- How can I help my child prevent tooth decay? Tooth decay (early childhood caries) is the most common chronic infectious disease of childhood. Tooth decay may also be called nursing caries or baby bottle ...
- 42. Dental Health: Keeping Your Child's Teeth Healthy
- (Teething & Tooth Care)
- ... and kept clean, thereby reducing any infections. As you might guess, the number-one dental problem among preschoolers is tooth decay. Approximately one out of ten two-year-olds already have one or more ...
- 43. A Guide To Children's Dental Health
- (Teething & Tooth Care)
- Tooth decay is the number-one dental problem among preschoolers, but it can be prevented. Starting children with good dental habits from an early age will help them grow up with healthy smiles. The following ...
- 44. Water & Juice
- (Feeding & Nutrition)
- ... 100% fruit juice, and offer it only in a cup, not in a bottle. To help prevent tooth decay, do not put your child to bed with a bottle. If you do, make sure it contains only water. Limit juice to no ...
- 45. Practical Bottle Feeding Tips
- (Feeding & Nutrition)
- ... bottle of milk, especially if she is beginning to cut teeth. Milk pooled in your baby’s mouth can cause serious tooth decay, known as nursing-bottle caries. After feeding and before putting your baby to ...
- 46. Discontinuing The Bottle
- (Feeding & Nutrition)
- ... need more frequent diaper changes). Also, frequently drinking milk, juices, or sodas can lead to tooth decay because teeth are continually being bathed in sugary liquids that help bacteria grow. Do not ...
- 47. Mouth cancer
- (Mouth cancer)
- ... of radiation therapy to your mouth may include dry mouth, tooth decay, mouth sores, bleeding gums, jaw stiffness, fatigue and red, burn-like skin reactions. Chemotherapy Chemotherapy is a treatment ...
- 48. When Your Baby Gets Teeth
- (Breastfeeding)
- ... to offer her a one-piece teething ring when she is not nursing.) Baby-Bottle Tooth Decay Once your baby’s teeth have begun to come in, it is important to keep in mind that even breastfeeding babies ...
- 49. Nursing Your Toddler to Sleep
- (Breastfeeding)
- ... at the end of the day, a nursing session just before bedtime can help your daughter relax enough to focus on this skill and succeed at it. Since any kind of milk or juice can promote tooth decay when ...
- 50. Toothache: First aid
- (First Aid Manual)
- Tooth decay is the primary cause of toothaches for most children and adults. Bacteria that live in your mouth thrive on the sugars and starches in the food you eat. These bacteria form a sticky plaque ...
- 51. Aspergillosis
- (Aspergillosis)
- ... is diagnosed. Aspergillus mold is virtually unavoidable. Outdoors, it's found in decaying leaves and compost and on plants, trees and grain crops. Inside, the spores — the reproductive parts of mold ...
- 52. Tongue-tie (ankyloglossia)
- (Tongue-tie (ankyloglossia))
- ... to roll an "r." Poor oral hygiene. For an older child or adult, tongue-tie can complicate oral hygiene — making it difficult to sweep food debris from the teeth. This can contribute to tooth decay and ...
