22 month old has really bad teeth

[xolily]

is your daughter in pain? i know decaying/rotting teeth can be quite painful and if it was my daughter, i'd be more inclined to have them out if they're were causing her discomfort.

 

[spacebaby]

She only seems to find it painful when brushing.

 

[xolily]

which she's gonna need alot of to even start to get them half decent. obviously it's ultimately your decision but i would seriously consider having them removed x

 

[RachA]

Assuming these are her baby teeth then I'd have them taken out and start again on her adult teeth when they come.



One thing that struck me as I was reading through this was that, while extended breast feeding was common in the past I would hazard a guess that mothers weren't eating as many high sugar foods as they are now. What we eat goes into our milk, therefore if we are eating high sugar foods that sugar us going into our milk and therefore into our babies mouths when we feed them. If we then feed our baby to sleep the sugary milk is indeed sitting on our child's teeth all night!

 

[Seity]

BF does not cause tooth decay
https://kellymom.com/bf/older-baby/tooth-decay.html
"Breastmilk also contains lactoferrin, a component in breastmilk that actually kills strep mutans (the bacteria that causes tooth decay)"
also
"One of the reasons for nighttime bottles causing tooth decay is the pooling of the liquid in baby's mouth (where the milk/juice bathes baby's teeth for long periods of time). Breastmilk is not thought to pool in the baby's mouth in the same way as bottled milk because the milk doesn't flow unless the baby is actively sucking. Also, milk from the breast enters the baby's mouth behind the teeth. If the baby is actively sucking then he is also swallowing, so pooling breast milk in the baby's mouth appears not to be an issue."

 

[JASMAK]

Oh sure, when they are very small, but when they are over 1 year old? I think by that stage it can affect the teeth especially when the milk is stuck to the teeth all night. That is what our child dentist said. She said there is evidence now linking it, not just bottle feeding but breast feeding too.

When it's left on the teeth at night it causes problems.

Nope...my kids were weaned at almost age two, and all I did was brush their teeth twice daily with toothpaste starting before teeth appeared. It's all about oral hygeine...NOT about breastfeeding. Shame on your dentist!!!

I have a twin sister, whose children were only breastfed for a year or less, and then fed wter only in a cup...and she did not brush their teeth carefully or put the effort forth, and ALL of her kids have had cavaties. My kids...breastfed...NONE...and they are 8, 6, and 1.