Hey I'm soooooo upset. My 22 month old has a few small black spots on his teeth. I brush his teeth throughly despite him hating it morning and night. He only drinks milk and water has never even tried juice. He has no sweets or chocolate, no raisins, nothing. Main snacks are cheese, breadsticks, rice cakes, yogurt and fruit. What am I doing wrong?? Why has he got them??
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Black spots on toddlers teeth
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lisa1985
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Have you taken him to a dentist yet? They should start going at about 2, so may be worth registering him now and saying he has black spots on teeth that you would like them to check out.
Fruit has natural sugars and yogurt has sugar, cheese is good and neutrilises acid, if you ever give him something sweet, a slice of cheese after will help to stop decay.
It could be the very start of decay or it could be a problem with his enamel developing. Best thing to do is see a dentist as soon as you can
also try not to worry or feel guilty etc, I am a dental nurse and believe me I have seen 4 year old having all their baby teeth removed too early because their parents never brush their teeth, feed them an awful diet and allowed them to have fizzy drinks in a bottle!! xx
Fruit has natural sugars and yogurt has sugar, cheese is good and neutrilises acid, if you ever give him something sweet, a slice of cheese after will help to stop decay.
It could be the very start of decay or it could be a problem with his enamel developing. Best thing to do is see a dentist as soon as you can
also try not to worry or feel guilty etc, I am a dental nurse and believe me I have seen 4 year old having all their baby teeth removed too early because their parents never brush their teeth, feed them an awful diet and allowed them to have fizzy drinks in a bottle!! xx
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It can be hereditary (poor enamel), or due to antibiotics during the pregnancy. Or just bad luck 
However, 'milk teeth' tend to be more 'delicate' (more prone to decay) than adult teeth and the chances are his adult teeth will be fine.
However, 'milk teeth' tend to be more 'delicate' (more prone to decay) than adult teeth and the chances are his adult teeth will be fine.
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It can be hereditary (poor enamel), or due to antibiotics during the pregnancy. Or just bad luck
However, 'milk teeth' tend to be more 'delicate' (more prone to decay) than adult teeth and the chances are his adult teeth will be fine.
Second this.
Baby teeth are more sensitive and could be genes as apposed to bad hygine. Jackson does his thrice only because nursery do it as well, hes fell on his teeth and knocked one squint. Im just hoping it hasnt damaged his adult tooth.
Dentist will shed more light and if you take LO soon enough it may stop any worsening or damage to adult teeth.
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