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Often  Dentists are quizzed by concerned parents regarding their child's teeth being soft due to a substantial amount of cavities shortly after they develop.  The answer is no, soft teeth is not the cause.  Instead, tooth decay is usually caused by a lack of dental hygiene.  During breast or bottle nursing, infant teeth are bathed in milk sugars.  If not cleaned regularly, infant teeth will develop cavities.

If your child's teeth were discolored when they appeared, you may have been exposed to harmful chemicals while you were nursing.  A recent study in Finland has established a connection between discoloration of children's teeth and the exposure of their nursing mothers to the chemical dioxin. Dioxin is breathed in as fumes from trash burning, industrial wastes, oil and metal refining, paper production and cigarette smoke.  Your Dentist, through a thorough examination, can  determine how best to treat your child's teeth.

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