Juice may look like a healthy choice, but for teeth, it’s a different story.
- Juice & Cavities: Even 100% fruit juice contains natural sugars + acids that erode enamel.
- AAP Recommendations: Children under 1 should have no juice; ages 1–3 limited to 4 oz/day.
- Nighttime Bottles: Milk or juice at bedtime bathes teeth in sugar. AAPD calls this “Early Childhood Caries (ECC).”
- Scientific Backing: A Journal of Public Health Dentistry (2017) study found children who regularly consumed juice had a higher risk of cavities by preschool age.
👉 Early Childhood Caries affects nearly 28% of kids ages 2–5 (CDC).
Stick to water and milk during the day, and only water before bedtime.
