In order to prevent ECC/BBTD:
- Remove the bottle when baby falls asleep
- Put water in baby's bottle at nap/bed time
- Wipe off baby's teeth/gum with a damp washcloth at least twice a day and when the baby is done eathing
-Stick to a feeding schedule and limit between meal snacking
- Try not to share saliva with the baby through common use of feeding utensils (spoons)
- Lift the child's lip to look for signs of decay
- Take the child to a CDA member dentist by age one
ECC/BBTD is an infectious and transmittable disease. The good news is that the disease is preventable. The American Academy of Pedodontics and the American Academy of Pediatrics recognizes that prevention of ECC begins in the prenatal and perinatal period.
No comments:
Post a Comment