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Oral Health Home > Toddler Tidbits > The Bottle Stops Here The Bottle Stops Here

Start early to prevent baby bottle tooth decay!  The bottle should be used at meal time only.

  • Not while sleeping, during bedtime or nap time
  • Not as a pacifier during the day or night
  • Not with sweetened drinks: soft drinks, fruit drinks, gelatin water

Start your child drinking from a cup by age one. Clean their gums and teeth after each feeding. Have their first dental visit by age two.