A friend's child recently said her child asked about teeth that are crowned in the front. She did not understand why the child has teeth that looked silver. I explained to my friend to tell her child that the silver was from Stainless Steel Crowns covering her teeth.  General or pediatric dentists will put these on baby teeth when they have had decay or trauma.  The "silver teeth" will be on there until a baby tooth falls out and then the permanent white tooth will come in.

There is one common problem we see in small children.  It is commonly referred to as "baby bottle caries."  In dental clinical terms, this is rampant decay that destroys the weak enamel of baby teeth.  One major contributing factor to this we see is concentrated sweetened juice in baby bottles.  Babies tend to suck on this all day, bathing the sensitive baby teeth in sugar.  Over time, this destroys the enamel on all surfaces of the teeth resulting in a widespread decay.  We will have to extract, do stainless steel crowns, or fillings.

As a Mom with two babies still using bottles and starting on sippy cups, I do not put juice in their bottles or sippy cups.  It is my common practice to give juice only at a meal where they drink it down, and do not sip on it all day long, exposing the sensitive enamel to concentrated sugar.  I generally water down the juice 3/4 water to 1/4 juice.  I give my child a liquid vitamin to ensure they are getting all of their vitamins.  Again, however, consult your personal physician for their advice with your children.

President, Dr. Bloom Inc.

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