Which Intervention Is Most Appropriate for Preventing "Baby Bottle Tooth

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which intervention is most appropriate for preventing "baby bottle tooth decay?"

• A) taking a child to the dentist by the time he is 6 months old
• B) weaning a child from the bottle by 24 months of age
• C) removing a bottle from the child's mouth during sleep
• D) brushing the baby's teeth at least once per week
• E) offering juice instead of formula

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Definitions:

Polarized Light

Light waves where vibrations happen on just one plane.

Specific Rotation

A measure of the degree to which a compound can rotate plane-polarized light, specific to its concentration and the length of the light path through the sample.

(S)-glyceraldehyde

The S-configuration enantiomer of glyceraldehyde, which serves as a standard for determining the absolute configuration of chiral molecules.

(R)-glyceraldehyde

A carbohydrate that is the R-enantiomer of glyceraldehyde, serving as a simple monosaccharide and a basic building block for more complex sugars.