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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1980;23(7):582-585. Published online July 15, 1980.

Nursing Bottle Caries.

Dae Yeol Lee, Soo Chul Cho, Jung Soo Kim, Kyu Cha Kim

¹Department of Pediatrics, Jeon Bug National University Hospital, Korea.

Abstract

Feeding habits and sugar contents contents affect dental health and ultimately the total health of young chidren. Nursing bottle caries, nursing botte syndreme, bottle-propping caries are synonymous term for a devastaing condition that may render young children dental cripples. Typically, the primary maxillary incisors are affected most severely and mandibular incisors are seldom involved. We report 4 cases of nursing bottle caries with a brief review of related literatures and references.

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