When parents came in with a children who are about 1-2 years presenting multiple holes in their mouth, I was often asked “ why this is happening? I make sure my child brushes everyday. “
Most of the time it turns out that the child brushes before he or she take a bottle of milk which put them to sleep. Parents sometimes missed the fact that all milk ( formulated/ fresh milk/ breast milk) contain a certain form of sugar.
Therefore, it is definitely not advisable to drink milk after brushing and fall asleep. Always have the milk, brushes then go to bed.
During the day, our saliva flows are more active and it will constantly help to flush away the sugar residual that stick on the teeth and also the composition of saliva will help to remineralised our tooth. However during the night, saliva flows are reduces which put the teeth at higher risk of decay.
In circumstances where brushing is impossible after feeding from a bottle, parents should consider to use a wet towel wiping away the residual of milk , in order to minimise the risk of decay.
很多时候，父母会感到非常疑惑，为什么宝宝明明每天都刷牙，可到头来还是有不少“洞洞”呢？ 其实问题的关键在于，宝宝们是几时刷的牙。无论宝宝喝的是奶粉、鲜奶、或是母乳，这里面都含有某种形式的糖份。
因此，不建议在宝宝刷了牙后，才喝奶入睡。正确的方式应该是先把奶喝完，刷了牙才睡觉哦。
白天我们人体口水的流量会比较活跃，所以可以把残留在牙齿上的糖分冲洗掉。而且口水里面的养分也可以让减少蛀牙的几率。不过到了晚上入睡后，口水的流量就大大减少，因此如果没有在睡前把糖份清洗掉的话，就会很容易蛀牙了。
在一些没有办法让宝宝刷牙的情况下，爸爸妈妈可以尝试用一块湿毛巾，遗留的把奶迹搽干净哦。