A safe and natural sweet-tasting extract from plants, approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration for use in foods in 1963. Occurs in nature in fruits & vegetables such as plums, raspberries, strawberries and cauliflower. Parents who use Xylitol themselves regularly significantly reduce their chances of transmitting decay-causing bacteria (strep mutans) to their babies.
Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is a chronic infectious disease also known as childhood baby tooth decay, which causes cavities in the teeth. ECC is caused primarily by the bacteria called streptococcus (strep) mutans.
