Characterized by the early appearance of caries, the "bottle-feeding syndrome", due to the inconsiderate use of sweetened baby bottles, is undoubtedly the most dangerous threat to the young child's dental health. Yet the simplest to fight, probably too.

Bottle syndrome: what is it exactly?
Unfortunately, this is not an exception. The "bottle-feeding syndrome", a severe pathology that affects young children as soon as the first milk teeth erupt, is still causing havoc in France.

This syndrome is characterized by the early onset of several serious caries (around the age of 3/4 years on average).

At the origin of the syndrome of the bottle, an immoderate use of the bottle precisely. In particular, a gesture banal: tend to the young child a bottle sweet when it comes to calm, to occupy or even to wait. The worst being to leave him during nap, for example, or all night ...

Bottle syndrome: the causes
Whether it's a fruit juice, water in syrup or even a simple bottle of milk without added sugar, the danger to the baby teeth is actually considerable. First, because these drinks are rich in carbohydrates, directly responsible for the production of acids by dental plaque, and therefore highly cariogenic.

Then, what amplifies the process is the frequency and timing of these shots. During periods of rest, salivation, which is smaller, can not provide its anti-caries role as efficiently as during the day before. The action of cariogenic products is therefore more quickly destructive.

Another harmful habit is the "baby-bottle", which is handed to the baby and then to the young child as soon as he utters the slightest grunt or manifests his dissatisfaction. The child is thus almost all day with a sweet liquid in the mouth. However, the relationship between the frequency of ingestion of a cariogenic product and the intensity of caries is well established.

When teeth are permanently bathed in an environment conducive to acid attacks, responsible for the demineralization of enamel, saliva can no longer perform its compensating action. The demineralization phases of the carious phenomenon predominate the remineralization phases. The pH of the dental plaque drops. We enter a vicious circle that is difficult to stop.

To banish, therefore, the night-feeding bottles and other nap-feeding bottles ..., all those in fact which give place to prolonged catches, in a state of relaxation.

Bottle-feeding syndrome: the danger of early caries
The bottle-feeding syndrome can cause deep lesions (so-called "creeping" caries) and very early lesions of dental tissue (mainly upper incisors and then temporary canines and molars, in the most advanced cases).

With the pains that accompany them, particularly painful for the very young child who does not know how to locate them precisely and can express them only by crying, anger, and other behavioral disorders ...

Fortunately, these lesions can be revealed under a microscope, even when they are not yet clinically detectable. That's why you have to go to a dentist between the 6 and 12 months of the child, or before if you spot a decay.
Bottle syndrome: how to stop the extension of the lesion?
More mineral deficiency increases (in the absence of spontaneous or remineralization by fluoride intake, for example), the more damage extends. At first, the demineralized dental surface takes on a chalky appearance. Fragilated, it then lets in the aggressive elements, and it is the appearance of brown spots. Next phase, the surface collapses. It comes to the extraction, usually in series, with the multiple problems that it can generate:

Persistence of sucking and swallowing at an age when chewing normally should take over,
Persistence also of the mouth breathing (which causes bone and orthodontic disorders),
Liquid or semi-liquid diet (and therefore food imbalances),
Gastrointestinal disorders,
Growth problems ...
But pronunciation defects, aesthetic, complex, and sometimes learning difficulties disturbances .... The ultimate solution remains the equipment necessary to the appearance of permanent teeth, sometimes threatened, too, in the middle of "caries "...

Despite the possibility of taking care of these caries, it is still sad to get there, while the process is so simple to stop. With a minimum of rigor (resist the ease of the bottle that does not solve everything), food balance (any deficiency can be harmful to oral health) and hygiene (regular brushing of teeth).

How to prevent bottle-feeding syndrome?
Prefer water to sugary drinks and do not give the baby a bottle of milk, juice or soda at bedtime.
Clean and brush the teeth daily: use the technique and toothpaste appropriate to his age.
Consult a dentist between the ages of 6 and 12 months. This recommendation makes it possible to identify very early children with dental fragility, and thus to put in place appropriate preventive measures.
Also check if it seems to you that your child has a decay on his temporary teeth because care must be taken quickly.
These sheets were produced by the French Union of Oral Health. This Collaborating Center of the World Health Organization is the official body in charge of promoting prevention in the field of dental health. Through screening visits and prevention classes in French schools, the UFSBD informs and controls every year, 2 million children. She regularly creates educational materials on dental health for all audiences.

Bottle syndrome: what is it?

Characterized by the early appearance of caries, the "bottle-feeding syndrome", due to the inconsiderate use of sweetened baby bottles, is undoubtedly the most dangerous threat to the young child's dental health. Yet the simplest to fight, probably too.

Bottle syndrome: what is it exactly?
Unfortunately, this is not an exception. The "bottle-feeding syndrome", a severe pathology that affects young children as soon as the first milk teeth erupt, is still causing havoc in France.

This syndrome is characterized by the early onset of several serious caries (around the age of 3/4 years on average).

At the origin of the syndrome of the bottle, an immoderate use of the bottle precisely. In particular, a gesture banal: tend to the young child a bottle sweet when it comes to calm, to occupy or even to wait. The worst being to leave him during nap, for example, or all night ...

Bottle syndrome: the causes
Whether it's a fruit juice, water in syrup or even a simple bottle of milk without added sugar, the danger to the baby teeth is actually considerable. First, because these drinks are rich in carbohydrates, directly responsible for the production of acids by dental plaque, and therefore highly cariogenic.

Then, what amplifies the process is the frequency and timing of these shots. During periods of rest, salivation, which is smaller, can not provide its anti-caries role as efficiently as during the day before. The action of cariogenic products is therefore more quickly destructive.

Another harmful habit is the "baby-bottle", which is handed to the baby and then to the young child as soon as he utters the slightest grunt or manifests his dissatisfaction. The child is thus almost all day with a sweet liquid in the mouth. However, the relationship between the frequency of ingestion of a cariogenic product and the intensity of caries is well established.

When teeth are permanently bathed in an environment conducive to acid attacks, responsible for the demineralization of enamel, saliva can no longer perform its compensating action. The demineralization phases of the carious phenomenon predominate the remineralization phases. The pH of the dental plaque drops. We enter a vicious circle that is difficult to stop.

To banish, therefore, the night-feeding bottles and other nap-feeding bottles ..., all those in fact which give place to prolonged catches, in a state of relaxation.

Bottle-feeding syndrome: the danger of early caries
The bottle-feeding syndrome can cause deep lesions (so-called "creeping" caries) and very early lesions of dental tissue (mainly upper incisors and then temporary canines and molars, in the most advanced cases).

With the pains that accompany them, particularly painful for the very young child who does not know how to locate them precisely and can express them only by crying, anger, and other behavioral disorders ...

Fortunately, these lesions can be revealed under a microscope, even when they are not yet clinically detectable. That's why you have to go to a dentist between the 6 and 12 months of the child, or before if you spot a decay.
Bottle syndrome: how to stop the extension of the lesion?
More mineral deficiency increases (in the absence of spontaneous or remineralization by fluoride intake, for example), the more damage extends. At first, the demineralized dental surface takes on a chalky appearance. Fragilated, it then lets in the aggressive elements, and it is the appearance of brown spots. Next phase, the surface collapses. It comes to the extraction, usually in series, with the multiple problems that it can generate:

Persistence of sucking and swallowing at an age when chewing normally should take over,
Persistence also of the mouth breathing (which causes bone and orthodontic disorders),
Liquid or semi-liquid diet (and therefore food imbalances),
Gastrointestinal disorders,
Growth problems ...
But pronunciation defects, aesthetic, complex, and sometimes learning difficulties disturbances .... The ultimate solution remains the equipment necessary to the appearance of permanent teeth, sometimes threatened, too, in the middle of "caries "...

Despite the possibility of taking care of these caries, it is still sad to get there, while the process is so simple to stop. With a minimum of rigor (resist the ease of the bottle that does not solve everything), food balance (any deficiency can be harmful to oral health) and hygiene (regular brushing of teeth).

How to prevent bottle-feeding syndrome?
Prefer water to sugary drinks and do not give the baby a bottle of milk, juice or soda at bedtime.
Clean and brush the teeth daily: use the technique and toothpaste appropriate to his age.
Consult a dentist between the ages of 6 and 12 months. This recommendation makes it possible to identify very early children with dental fragility, and thus to put in place appropriate preventive measures.
Also check if it seems to you that your child has a decay on his temporary teeth because care must be taken quickly.
These sheets were produced by the French Union of Oral Health. This Collaborating Center of the World Health Organization is the official body in charge of promoting prevention in the field of dental health. Through screening visits and prevention classes in French schools, the UFSBD informs and controls every year, 2 million children. She regularly creates educational materials on dental health for all audiences.