NURSING BOTTLE CARIES
Feeding milk to little ones with bottles is a common practice that is being followed since ages. One of the most common damaging effect of bottle feeding is dental decay or rightly called baby bottle decay or nursing bottle decay. Nursing bottle caries is tooth decay caused in children sleeping with bottles. This is also termed as baby bottle or nursing bottle tooth decay. It is characterised by extensive destruction of most of the milk teeth in infants who hold nursing bottles and pacifiers in their mouths for long periods of time, for example, while falling asleep with the pacifier in the mouth, therefore providing a favorable environment for bacteria to harbour. CAUSES OF NURSING BOTTLE DECAY Food products such as milk products, hone...