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>Recently a mother of a one and a half year old nursing boy came to me very
>distraught.  Her dentist had just informed her that her son needs his four
>top center front teeth removed due to what he called "nursing rot".  The
>dentist told her that his teeth rotted because she breastfeeds the child on
>demand during the night. He quoted the ADA statement discouraging nocturnal
>breastfeeding after the first tooth comes in.

I went to a conference session on this very topic several years ago.  LLLI
has a statement on bf and dental caries.  The basic gist of the
research/statement is that bf toddlers have decay in spite of nursing not
because of it.  The ADA also says babies should be weaned by one year.  I
would encourage the mom in continued nursing.  I'm not sure the LLL web site
has a copy of their statement.  If they don't I'd be glad to send it
privately.  I would certainly encourage continued nursing especially with
the pain and trauma the toddler will experience.  Kimme Scherer RN and LLLL
in Ohio

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