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Caries of milk teeth
It is a common misconception that it is not necessary to take care of milk teeth because they fall out anyway. But caries attack not only permanent teeth but also temporary or milk teeth. The fact is that these teeth are a constituent of the permanent tooth development. There is a general and simple rule - if healthy milk teeth fall out then healthy permanent teeth develop.
The risks to temporary teeth lie not just in unsatisfactory hygiene but mainly with sugar, which is their biggest enemy. Dipping a pacifier into honey, or sweet or sticky drinks - we face the problem known under the term honey teeth. Also long-term breast feeding is not always entirely positive. Mother's milk contains sugar which can also cause caries. Because of this parents can inadvertently start caries in the teeth of their children.
Long term use of a pacifier, drinking from a bottle or finger sucking can lead to among other things an uneven jaw development. Later in life this can cause uneven teeth or other dental defects.
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