Birth to 4 Months - Healthy Teeth

Baby Your Baby

Fluoride is the best prevention for tooth decay. During your child's infancy and early childhood, your health care provider may prescribe vitamins and fluoride. The American Dental Association recommends that children receive adequate fluoride from infancy until 16 years of age. An early fluoride supplement is helpful for developing healthy baby teeth and leads to healthy permanent teeth. If your water supply is fluoridated, no supplements should be used.

Do not prop bottles in baby's mouth. This can lead to "baby bottle tooth decay."

Birth to 4 Months

You and Your Baby
Your Developing Baby
Sleep
Seeing
Secondhand Smoke
Handle With Care
Hearing and Speech
Newborn Tests
Crying
Nutrition
Healthy Teeth