As of April 1992, all known references point back to three articles by Kotlow, Brams, and Gardner. The authors present case reports of 9 babies, only 7 of whom received no bottles. Recently, the lactose in milk has been shown to cause decay when teeth are soaked in it.
Human milk is protective against strep mutans.
Milk pooling does not occur during breastfeeding because the breast does not release milk unless the infant is actually sucking and swallowing. If human milk is provided by bottle, pooling could occur. There have been no large-scale or epidemiological studies on this phenomenon. The advantages of breastfeeding past 12 months are absolutely overwhelming. Dr. Lawrence sent many solid references on the documented risks of early weaning.