Dietary counseling starts from the very first appointment where information about the significance of multiple sugar exposures through milk, is shared with parents. Risk of milk bottle caries is one of the pivotal discussion points in first visit. When it comes to little older children, information about snacking habits, type of diet and the palm rule of eating is shared.
Palm rule states that children and adults should have three main meals and two healthy snacks in between. At any point in time, multiple continuous exposures to food should be avoided as this can lead to increased food lodging in between the teeth, thereby causing decays.