Any comments I can share w/ these people? I just found out my 21 mo old has a mouth full of serious cavities. My >daughter had the same, but we found out when she was around 3. Neither >ever had bottles. It seems that cavity proneness of Mom is the best >predictor of this problem, and thus my dentist explained the newest >theory is that the Mom gave a certain bacteria to the baby which in the >baby becomes extremely aggressive. At 8 mos. we had the baby checked to >see if his teeth had the thick plaque that my daughter has that causes >the aggressive situation. He did not. We thought therefore that he did >not have what at that time we thought was simply genetic. Alas, there >is a "window of infectivity" and we should have been having checkups >very often. This baby has never slept thru the night. In his 1st 24 >hrs of life, he nursed every 1 hr, and has been a frequent >feeder/snacker, ever since. Unfortunately, with this type of >situation, our dentist explained that he needs infrequent feedings, so >that the teeth are not continually bathed in food for the aggressive >bacteria. Thus sadly I am weaning him more than I would have. He will >get this work done with general anesthesia, and if he is not on way less >frequent feedings by then, the whole situation could reoccur in only 1 >mo.!!! The prevention will be thus less frequent feedings and teeth >brushing. Nofia Email: mailto:[log in to unmask] Website: http://members.tripod.com/~briutek/index.htm ICQ: 7300871