According to the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, “would be evolutionary suicide breast milk cause tooth decay because natural selection would have eliminated the most serious cases. There are 4650 species of mammals and they all nurse their young.
The human race is the only one with serious problems of decay ” La Leche League insists that “a small percentage of breastfed children develops caries although breast milk is not your fault,” adding “when it raises weaning should take into account the multiple benefits of milk Breast milk versus artificial, so it should respect the decision of the mother. Instead of proposing a weaning because of caries, the dentist should investigate the root cause of the problem. (more…)
