Reply #46: Good dental hygiene will help keep teeth healthy

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As stated in another of my posts on this thread, my son is 8 and still has no cavities. I too was told to take him off the bottle at 12 months, or else he could get cavities, etc. However, if you brush your little one's teeth morning and night with infant toothpaste, and don't put them to bed with a bottle of milk, it will be fine. Letting your baby go to sleep with a bottle of milk or juice in his or her mouth - now that's what can cause cavities, as the sugary substance rests on the teeth.

My son had 2 bottles a day well into his 2nd year, and an evening bottle well into his 3rd, and I repeat: He has no cavities at age 8.