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Do you know of any instances where a toddler did not give up drinking from a baby bottle and as a result needed orthodontia?

Asked by jca (36062points) February 19th, 2010

I always hear that if babies are not weaned from the baby bottle they will need braces or have a misshapen palate. other parents have told me their kids drank from the bottle long after it was recommended they stop, and the kid suffered no adverse affects. The pediatrician recommends the baby stopping the bottle at 12 months. I’m wondering if anybody has any experience with babies needing orthodontia from not being weaned off a bottle? I am aware that sleeping with the baby bottle can cause cavities and rotten teeth.

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