Caring for your child's oral health from 0-6 months lays the foundation for a healthy smile when they grow up. To help ensure your baby will have healthy teeth, here are some tooth-saving tips to follow:

• Breastfeed if possible
• Give breastfed babies vitamin D supplements
• Brush baby's teeth
• Do not nurse or give a bottle in bed
• Only water is safe in a bedtime bottle
• Avoid propping baby's bottle
• Avoid letting baby walk around with a bottle or sippy cup
• Wean baby off the bottle and sippy cup onto a regular cup by 12-14 months
• Avoid giving Juice, Pop or sweet drinks for as long as possible
• Don't give juice, pop, or sweet drinks in a bottle or sippy cup: use a regular cup
• Limit unsweetened juice to 1/2 cup a day and dilute with water
• Serve healthy food and drinks
• Give water in between meals
• Don't dip baby's soother in sweets
• Use teething ring instead of biscuits

If you have any questions about infant oral care, don't hesitate to contact our children's dental office!