Quote Originally Posted by Pembroke_Corgi
if the only problem with the child is his teeth I don't think they should have taken him away.
I don't think some folks are understanding how serious a problem a mouth full of rotting teeth is. It doesn't stop at the teeth, it goes down into the gum and jaw, and into the blood stream. If left long enough (as it was being left with this child) the results can be FATAL. For him to have such horribly rotting teeth, I am betting he was malnourished too, as someone else stated. He has been taken away for now but I doubt for good unless the mother continually keeps blowing it by doing these things and if she shows no remorse etc. Yes being in foster care can be emotionally traumatic but as the article stated, he would soon have been in the hospital with life-threatening complications. He also more than likely will have lasting problems from this having gotten so bad.. and perhaps no adult teeth ever.