Having good dental and oral health care start right from the beginning of  your child’s life. There are factors that may affect your child teeth appearance, such as tetracycline and antibiotic that can cause tooth discoloration.  This is something to beware of and should not be used by nursing mother or expectant mothers in the last half of pregnancy.

the standard brushing and flossing health care procedures are not required for infants.  Though infants do have special oral health care need that need to be met.  Parents should know about how to guard against baby bottle tooth decay.  Parents also need to take their child to see a dentist when the cut their first tooth or no later then one year of age.  Prevention is the key so the sooner you start with proper dental care the better.