Breastfeeding and Dental/Oral Health

The information on this collection of pages has been reprinted with permission from LLLI publications. Articles are listed with the most recently published or revised items first.

Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) files:	Do I Need to Stop Breastfeeding When My Baby Gets Teeth? What should I do if my baby bites me?

Articles from NEW BEGINNINGS, the bimonthly publication for LLL members:	Avoiding Dental Caries Breastfeeding and Oral Health Issues Tongue-Tied in Connecticut Perspective on Dental Caries Avoiding Dental Caries Other Experiences with Dental Caries Teething Time What a Difference a Day Makes (clipping a tight upper [labial] frenulum) Coping with Dental Caries If Your Baby Bites Coping with Dental Caries A Pediatric Dentist's Perspective Fluoride Supplementation in Childhood Breastfeeding and Dental Caries

Articles from LEAVEN, our publication for Leaders:	Early Childhood Caries: New Knowledge Has Implications for Breastfeeding Families

Annotated bibliographies compiled by the LLLI Center for Breastfeeding	Breastfeeding and Dental Caries

We provide articles from our publications from previous years for reference for our Leaders and members. Readers are cautioned to remember that research and medical information change over time.

You may order your own copies of helpful pamphlets and books, as well as subscriptions to NEW BEGINNINGS, through your local LLL Group or directly from the LLLI Online Store.

Do you have a breastfeeding story you would like to share with other parents? It is easy to contribute to NEW BEGINNINGS! Here are the instructions.

Last updated November 14, 2007 by jlm.

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