22. Effect of Milk Bottles, Thumbsucking and Pacifiers on Teeth

Are night feeds, pacifiers, and thumb sucking affecting your child's dental health?

In this episode of The Modern Indian Parent Podcast, Dr. Vivek Jogani, a pediatric dentist, shares expert insights on how these common habits can impact early dental development.

He discusses the importance of weaning from night feeds to prevent nursing decay, the pros and cons of pacifiers, and practical tips for managing thumb sucking.

The conversation concludes with five essential commandments for maintaining optimal dental care for children.

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🎯 What You’ll Learn

✅ How night feeds can cause nursing decay and when to wean
✅ The effects of pacifier usage on dental development
✅ How thumb sucking impacts teeth alignment
✅ Effective strategies to stop thumb sucking
✅ Pacifier vs. thumb sucking: Which is better for soothing?

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Dr. Vivek Jogani (Pediatric Dentist): https://www.instagram.com/kids_n_teens_dentist/

📌 Episode Chapters

⏳ Skip to the part that interests you:

00:00 Introduction to Pediatric Dentistry
02:12 Baby Bottle Syndrome: Dental Decay Due to Night Feeds & Feeding to Sleep
11:00 Effect of Pacifier Usage on the Teeth
14:38 Effect of Thumb Sucking on Dental Development
17:23 Strategies to Stop Thumb Sucking
20:17 Pacifier vs. Thumb Sucking - Which Is Better for Soothing?

🔹 This is Part 2 of the conversation with Dr. Jogani. You can watch Ep 21 which is the Part 1, where he teaches all the essentials of caring for your baby’s and toddler’s teeth:

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