This has been covered many times already, and must be in the archives.

1. Teeth are important, but not so important that it is worth sacrificing
the benefits of toddler nursing to them.
2. Teeth are important, but the child will get other teeth when he is older.
3. Teeth are important, but not so important that it is worth traumatizing a
child by forced weaning.
4. There is no evidence that night nursing causes caries in children with
normal teeth.  Usually they have some enamel weakness.

Wendt L-K, Hallonsten A-L, Koch G, Birkhed D. Analysis of caries-related
fctors in infants and toddlers living in Sweden. Acta Odontol Scand
1996;54:131-7

Sinton J, Valaitis R, Passarelli C, Sheehan D, Hesch R. A systematic
overview of the relationship between infant feeding caries and
breastfeeding. Ontario Dentist November 1998:23-7

Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC

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