Can infants catch caries? A review of the current evidence on the infectious nature of dental caries in infants

shows how the amount and type of bacteria in the mothers mouth is directly transmitted to the child making them more prone to decay - so it is not the mum 's teeth that is damaged by children in pregnancy as the myth goes ‘ i lost my teeth in pregnancy ‘ - it is the other way round , the mum has a huge role to play in the children having a healthy mouth and good quality teeth.