--PART.BOUNDARY.0.13118.mail02.mail.aol.com.814910114 Content-ID: <[log in to unmask]> Content-type: text/plain Dear Mandy: There is no evidence to support weaning at 12 months to prevent dental caries. The "link" was based on 3 articles (Garner, Kotlow and Brams) in the early 1980's describing case reports of only 7 babies and did not consider enamel defects, other foods/fluids, and oral hygiene and levels of strep mutans. Please read the attached file for more information. Dr. Lawrence has responded to this nonsense about weaning at 12 months very eloquently. If as much energy was put into preventing bottle feeding as preventing baby bottle tooth decay, we'd be much further ahead from a public health perspective. If the file doesn't come through, e-mail me privately and I'll try and send a copy. Linda Smith in Dayton OH --PART.BOUNDARY.0.13118.mail02.mail.aol.com.814910114 Content-ID: <[log in to unmask]> Content-type: application/octet-stream; name="DENTAL.WPD" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 /1dQQ6MEAAABCgIAAAAAAgUAAACUFwAAAAIAAAyslcB47NY24Xk+rqJvcwDQK1cNkQZe2UgJ 2dLX/hFOOnp72pvuxMAO+bWpNZu0hxl/b3SI0gB6vOVh5cxtWKZpJoQCGZc0NpZ63Y/j7Iq+ ldnKpcH2SjceBygCwULBgwBantSSn3S9ScWqVdvq15vXElbzME01CwuaVfVoov0p+razZcaN ZpyhG+OdlaJoTFZVAJwqA6Jp1YC7sjBbn7MEJfS5F2k5Oy+BaNxjkAESfKyyA1pmIeEYyzPN gDFUH9PmqdzM2+YcfOVXlvvzAY3t8yMduhPaLW41Wa8KIGVqfuRT7yNwF+DUOUVQvtDoMtNn FO8ecERyQkIR/wEc4Oaq44MzlwyoYDcs1OnAhy1h0zKSt5NhdeXWIX/ywtuIQF2Bhg9AS8Sr cgZDa5xWD6iWmtLpXXZmmy4kD2OIktTMUTjzdpRHZB3pIsGwKWa4JfcW9AT3gCpOH+RsPosu 8l429DzteO6Q9TmfYzW68fP8y+k+HdnVH4ZYv2q6Zmj4ZcJaaj7dBE/pQPZaDAO3E4PdZArR B7cUVeZgtzVh+7Aixv+DGW3xYB2PHFhPN3d6TRfQ02urJzTBXeSTRvQqifla8woJ17nKlmx1 2MYIcfgWo1+fSJ/GNRUJDAHzG3kC6D204gACAAsAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgjAQAAAIYAAACaAgAA 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