Faculty of Dentistry in Hong Kong University did research and analysis in children eating habits, at least 1/3 of them respondents have a new tooth decay due to the fact that they like to sleep with their baby bottle when they are infants, while tooth decay can go up to 1.58 percent higher. Parents should teach their children at when they were young to have a good teeth hygiene habits to avoid tooth decay.

For first hand mothers, infants breast-feeding for too long or sucking on milk bottle while fallen asleep, teeth soaking in milk will cause tooth decay due to bacterial accumulation, because most of the bacteria will break down the sugar and create acid which will lead to tooth surface wastage formation of tooth decay. To prevent tooth decay, new born babies should start, whether breastfeeding or baby bottle, the best are holding feeding, and try to complete within 20 minutes. If the baby is fallen asleep while still feeding, mothers must first clean bottle nipples, and only use boiled water. Avoid feeding baby with high sugar, sticky foods, especially before going to sleep, after a meal should encourage children to drink fresh water, to achieve the purpose of cleaning the mouth. Usually baby don’t like to have their teeth brush which is prone to inflammation of the mouth, so good oral care for them is very important.