Can we have a comment from Dr. Brian Palmer on this - regarding his "kid in a candy store" reaction to being allowed to study ancient skulls in the storage / research areas of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. He said something about finding more cavities in the teeth of a modern, mid-1900's, skull than he found cumulatively in all the pre-1900's skulls in the museum. He related that mostly to breastfeeding and allowed some based on the modern diet. 

Example: a woman walked in to my hospital carrying her baby in a car seat, complete with an 8oz! bottle of a bright pink liquid!

It makes sense to do this for formula-fed babies, partially breastfed babies, and otherwisefed babies, but not for exclusively breastfed babies.

Phyllis

---- Chris Betzold <[log in to unmask]> wrote: 
> Hi All,
> 
>  A new program (Healthy Smiles) in the LA/Orange County area of California is 
> promoting wiping out infants mouths after each breastfeeding as a method of 
> lowering the incidence of cavities (ECC) to pediatricians.   
> Christine Betzold NP IBCLC MSN
> 
> www.theBFclinic.com
  
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Phyllis Adamson, IBCLC, RLC
Glendale, AZ.
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