May I know why a 5 year old still needs a milk feed at night? I think a 5 year old child do not need a milk feed at night, as they are already on solid food for 3 meals, why not slot the milk feed during the day? Won't it solve the problem of decayed teeth and unnecessary extraction of teeth? If that is the root cause, the time of milk feed can be rearranged. Frankly speaking, a 5 year old should be getting his/her nutrient from rice, vegetables, meat, beans etc. Pls do not fall into those milk companies gimmick that yr kids still need milk at such an age, if parents stops milk feed when they are babies, these companies will hv no further revenue.
I was really shocked to read in he forum that 4-5 year getting root canal or tooth extraction at such a young age, it is not a healthy sign. If it is caused by milk feed at night, I hope parents would re look at the routine, and help your kids save their teeth. They do not hv to go through such invasive procedures at such a young age. Do you know that teeth can remineralised through proper diet and oral habits? I hv read in the Internet that European dentist do not pull out teeth from young kids unnecessarily, if parents do a search on the Internet, you will be surprised in other countries they use non invasive ways to help kids.
All I can say singapore dentists' way of treating our teeth are not the most advanced or natural, and cost you lots of money. I am sharing through my own experience and hope parents would find the root cause of yr kid tooth decay problems.
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http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/02/03/minimally-invasive-dentistry.aspx
You may search for more information on the Internet.
Hope parents can help their kids avoid tooth decay as much as possible. I hv been through a lot of tooth decay during childhood, it is definitely not a pleasant experience, therefore I hv managed to keep tooth decay away from my kids for abt 7-8 years. Keeping teeth clean before bed is very important.