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Teeth and drinking cups

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rollingrock · 30/04/2004 17:15

I'm worried about my 18mth D's teeth. For the last 8 months she has been using the Easiflow cups (ones which don't drip and the child has to bite on the spout to release drink). The dentist commented on the fact her front teeth are further back than her other top teeth. Since then I have noticed that her middle lower teeth are also further back and I am now convinced that it is the result of the beaker spouts. I tried to drink from one to see and there is definitely a lot of pressure on those teeth to get liquid out.

Has anybody else experienced this and if I stop using them now, is it too late for her teeth to correct themselves?

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Demented · 30/04/2004 18:43

Are the Easiflow the Tommee Tippee ones? If they are they are the same as we use, I thought they were the only cup approved by the BDA?

jasper · 30/04/2004 21:21

rr can't comment on the cup or whether it is likely to be distorting the teeth but can reassure you that it is not too late for teeth to correct themselves if a particular oral habit (eg a dummy)is discontinued at 18m.

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rollingrock · 04/05/2004 11:02

Yes they are the Tommee Tippee ones and I thought the same, but these are the only drinking cups she uses. I tried drinking from one myself and there is a lot of pressure placed on those teeth.

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rollingrock · 04/05/2004 11:05

Thanks Jasper, that's reassuring. I'm off to the dentist tomorow so will double check with him too and also ask which are the best cups to use!

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mummytojames · 04/05/2004 11:08

rollingrock we brought exactly the same for ds and couldnt work out why he wasnt having anything from it dp bit down hard and i mean hard and a tiny drop came out so we thought it was faulty and it went in the bin definatly ot buying another one now though

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rollingrock · 04/05/2004 11:39

Hi MTJ, yes they do have to bite really hard so can't understand why they're meant to be so good for the teeth! I only got those as was told that the sucking ones were bad for teeth!!! I am now using the ones that just allow the liquid to come out naturally.

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kiwisbird · 04/05/2004 12:02

My son was aged 8 before it became apparent that the bottle had damaged his teeth!
He had one at night til 3.5, he was fully b/f to 16 mths, it was only way to get the little gob shite to sleep... Rotten teeth or murder...
Teeth will be ok in the end
dd has a bottle twice a day now at 18 mths, but I am much more strict about how and when!
Plus she is much easier to get to sleep than her older ds

mummytojames · 04/05/2004 12:07

my ds aint one for a bed time bottle and when he does have a drink he has a drink and he's strating to take a likeing to our cups so we are hopeing to have him on a normal cup by a year

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rollingrock · 04/05/2004 12:41

MTJ, I think they're Tommee Tippee again, I get them in Morrisons. Some have Winnie the Pooh on and others have cartoon cats and dogs on. They have a mouth piece which clips down to stop it leaking when not in use, but when it's up, the liquid just pours straight out so there is no pressure on the teeth, either from biting or sucking. It was the Health Vis who recommended them.

Dd would never take a bottle so been using drinking cups for a while, however since discovery of tooth problem, have just introduced her to a normal cup - no top - and she's quite good with it under supervision!! Seems to like dunking her toast in the milk at breakfast!

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