Hi Renee, You wrote:
<<the dental hygienist on the discussion thread gave lots of good advice about preventing cavities but also included that there is an increased rate of carries with demand breastfeeding when the baby falls asleep with milk in his mouth.  What are the recent studies saying about this?>>

Prevention of caries starts with the mother. Since dental caries is a disease mediated by bacteria (Mutans streptococci (MS) and lactobacilli) and because it can be a vertically transmitted infectious disease, prevention should start with addressing the oral health of the mother prenatally. Mothers who have a high level of MS have a greater risk of transmitting the bacteria to their child at an earlier age than mother with low levels.

Ruth Vishniavsky, RDH, MS, IBCLC

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