title: [Baby-bottle syndrome].
abstract: Prolonged frequent bottle feeding with sugar rich liquids leads to early multiple dental caries. This dental disease known as the baby bottle syndrome may have serious long-term local as well as general consequences. A general anesthesia is frequently necessary in order to treat the extensive dental lesions in affected young children. Paediatricians have a major role to play in the prevention of this disease: 1) by teaching parents appropriate preventive measures on nutrition, early oral and dental hygiene and fluoride supplementation; 2) by regularly looking for early signs of rampant caries and by alerting parents when they are found.
authors.affiliation: Section de prévention, épidémiologie, économie de la santé et odontologie légale, Nice, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muller-Giamarchi
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Jasmin
mesh_terms: D001903:Bottle Feeding / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics; D010819:Physician's Role; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Le syndrome du biberon.