Baby Bottle Tooth Decay
This area of the teeth is
most often affected by BBTD.
Upper Front Teeth
The name of
the tube that
Connects the middle
ear to the back
of the throat
Eustachian tube
Colic usually
Begins after
This age.
Two Weeks Old
Feeling an
Infant’s forehead
Easy way to tell
If an infant
Has a fever
Many babies get
Their first baby
Tooth when they
Are in this age
Range
4-7 months old
BBTD cause
these problems
In permanent
Teeth.
pain,
infection, crooked
Permanent teeth,
and decay?
Colds and
allergies, bottle
Feeding, and
Tobacco smoke
Risk factors for
Ear infections
Doing this household
Chore while holding
An infant in a carrier
May soothe it.
Vacuuming
Glass thermometers
Are not recommended
Because of concerns
About exposure to
This toxin
Mercury
A baby often
gets these
Teeth first
Bottom Front Teeth
This is
The cause
of BBTD.
long periods
Of time when a
Child’s teeth are
in contact With a liquid
other than water?
Children between
These ages are the
Most likely to get
Ear infections.
three
Months and three
Years of age?
Feeding an
Infant in this way
May help prevent
Colic
Sitting up
Fevers are
Generally more
Serious in babies
Under this age
Three months old
By the time a
Child is 3, he or
She should have
This many teeth
20 Teeth
The ingredient
In some drinks
That gets turned
To acid by germs
In the mouth.
Sugar
Blockage in the
Eustachian tube
Causes fluid to
Build up here.
Middle Ear
Avoiding this
While breastfeeding
May help prevent
colic
Caffeine and Spicy Foods
If a baby’s
Temperature
Rises very quickly,
He or she may
Have one of these
Febrile Seizure
A baby may
Want to chew
On this when
Teething
cold
Foods, teething
Rings, hands
This is the
First symptom
Of BBTD.
What are white
Spots on the upper
Front teeth?
Three out of
The six symptoms
Of ear infection
pain, loss
Of appetite, trouble
Sleeping, fever,
Draining, hearing
Problems
Sometimes colic
Is a sign of this
More serious
Digestive problem.
Bowel Obstruction
Normal body
Temperature for a
Healthy infant is
Between these
Degrees
97 and 100.4
Two out of
Five possible
Symptoms of
Teething
drooling,
Pain/fussiness,
Biting, swollen
Gums, fever