Keeping caries at bay in breastfeeding babies

J Fam Pract. 2019 Apr;68(3):E1-E4.

¹ Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Canada.
² Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin, Ireland.
³ School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo, New York, USA.
⁴ Toronto Public Health, Canada.
⁵ Department of Preventive Dental Science, College of Dentistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada; Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
⁶ Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Canada; Social Paediatrics, Department of Paediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.
⁷ Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Canada; SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Canada. Email: peter.wong@sickkids.ca.

Abstract

As an infant grows, human milk may become the substrate for cariogenic bacteria. Here's what to watch for and how to counsel parents.