From LLLI's 1995 "Facts about Breastfeeding": This appears to be the first unequivocal evidence that caffeine is a cariogenic agent when newborns are exposed to it during critical periods of tooth development; the widespread human consumption of caffeine could be a threat to the healthy development of teeth. Nakamoto, T. et al. Cariogenic effect of caffeine intake during lactation on first molars of newborn rats. Archs Oral Biol 1993; 38(10):919-22. -- Agnes Vargha ac748 @ freenet.carleton.ca