Have been sitting on the sidelines for the last couple of months - that is how
I found out about the “chat room”.  Have responded privately to some dental
issues.  Think this chat room has great potential for discussing all lactation
situations.

Please come chat with me about infant caries on Monday night, May 4, at
10:00PM Eastern time.  I will probably be asking more questions than answering
questions, but it could be very informative for all of us.  I would especially
like to chat with those of you who have exclusively breastfed but your infants
have developed early dental caries.  I am trying to develop a questionnaire
that can be given to mothers who have experienced same, to try to discover why
the caries developed.

“Chat area” is at <  http://www.pedschat.org/instant.htm  >.  Mac users like
myself need to use a chat program like Ircle.  It can be downloaded from <
http://www.xs4all.nl/~ircle/ >.  Best to use a non-Mac computer until you have
learned how to use the Ircle program.

I am trying to find a "Mammologist" (studies mammals) who has studied the
teeth of infant mammals to see if other species other than humans have
problems with infant decay.  Any names would be appreciated.  Please send
names by private email.

Update - My article, “The Influence of Breastfeeding on the Development of the
Oral Cavity” will be published in the June issue of JHL.  I will be discussing
this article at a conference in June (info on LACTNEWS <
http://moontower.com/bwc/lactnews.html >).  Article hints of another article I
am writing - “How and why breastfeeding reduces the risk of obstructive sleep
apnea (OSA)”.  Will also be discussing at conference.  Other presentation will
hopefully help resolve issue of infant caries and tight frenums.
(Pediatricians do not really understand the full implications or consequences
of tight frenums - some dentists do.)

A couple of weeks ago I gave a presentation to the staff and interns of a
hospital sleep team on the evaluation and treatment of OSA.  In the
presentation I discussed the importance of breastfeeding as a help to reducing
the incidence of OSA (and otitis media).  Received the result of the critiques
yesterday and it was very favorable.  One of the ENTs in that group is going
to have me present the importance of breastfeeding to the physicians in her
large clinic.  Will be giving similar presentations to two hospital anesthesia
groups in July.

Time is limited so have to go NOMAIL again until after conference.

Moving forward slowly, one small step at a time.  Come chat!  Have a great
day!  :-)

Brian Palmer, DDS
Kansas City, Missouri
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