In a message dated 97-10-22 13:39:21 EDT, you write: << "An animal study in last month's Journal of the American Dental Association indicated that 2 percent milk posed the lowest dental decay risk. Infant formulas were somewhat higher, but still dramatically lower than any drink containing sucrose. " The article made no mention about breastfeeding, but did state that decay was due to infection -- something we know breastfeeding can help prevent. Perhaps the actual article in the journal mentions breastfeeding. If anyone has access to that article, could you let us know? >> Our local paper(Fargo, ND, no I'm not a UND nursing student :-) (Go Bison)printed the AP article out of Washington, timed to coincide with the ADA conference. The article made no mention of breastfeeding, however it definitely focused the cause of most dental caries on hereditary factors and infection. It stated something to the effect that 80 to 90% of babies have night feedings, yet ~10% have a problem with caries. Obviously not the night feeding causing the problem. It did suggest strongly not to use sugary substances in bottles...duh. Becky in Fargo, expecting snow tonight!