Is baby bottle tooth decay a real thing?

Bottle mouth: This is a real(and devastating) condition.It is caused by sugars in the liquid(milk, formula, juice) .When a child is put to bed with a bottle the teeth are bathed in the sugar causing decay, to prevent this do not let the child have a bottle in the crib to fall asleep with or if you must only put water in the bottle.

Yes : Baby bottle decay is real, and is rampant in some communities. By allowing the child to sleep with sweetened water, milk or juice for hours can cause a rapid onset of cavities.

YES: More correctly know as early childhood caries, it is one of the most emotionally and physically devastating oral diseases. It causes severe, rapid decay of an infant's teeth. Often the 4 upper front teeth may need to be extracted by age two and pulpotomies (baby root canals) and stainless steel crowns placed on the back teeth. The good news is it is 100% preventable with proper infant care.

Very real : Usually it starts with a "white spot lesion" forming on the upper front teeth at the gum line. It rapidly progresses to brownish pitting and eventually holes in these same areas. From there it progresses to the back teeth and it starts to destroy them as well. The child will often not complain of pain. The teeth hurt, they are just so used to it they don't complain.

Acid: Bacteria hat live in your babies mouth converts sugars in milk or juice into acid which, in turn, etches calcium out of your child's tooth enamel. The damage created can be devastating. Never put child to bed w bottle containing anything except water. if your child has even 1 baby tooth see Dentist, preferably a specialist Pedodontist, for examination and Rx.