A FOUR-YEAR-OLD boy had 18 of this rotting teeth extracted after drinking soy milk left his gums bleeding and causing permanent jaw damage, his mum has claimed.

Nong Kaa was admitted to a dental surgery in Phuket, Thailand on Tuesday with painful toothache.

5 Supatra Tumkin with her four-year-old son Nong Kaa, who needed 18 teeth removed after they rotted Credit: Viral Press

5 The youngster underwent a one-hour procedure and needed 18 rotting teeth removed Credit: Viral Press

The state of the boy’s teeth was so appalling he was immediately taken in for an emergency treatment.

He endured 14 anaesthetic injections and 18 extractions during the painful hour-long procedure in the dentist’s chair.

Distressing photos show how Nong Kaa has two teeth left and the rest are gums with stitches to stop the bleeding.

Supatra Tumkin, his mother, blames soy milk for how rotten her son’s teeth had become, despite saying she had “given up” on cleaning them.

She said: "I’m very inexperienced in raising a child. He once had stomach flu when he was aged one and the doctor told me to give him soy milk instead.

"So, I did and continued to feed him drink with a milk bottle.

“After changing the milk type, I saw that his teeth were having more and more yellow stains. I tried to wipe it off but he didn’t let me."

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The mum added she gave up cleaning her son’s teeth because brushing caused bleeding.

She also believed the decay was harmless because the teeth would eventually be replaced by adult ones.

Supatra added: "I thought that it would be fine because the permanent teeth would replace them anyway.

“But I realised that I was very wrong when I saw all of his teeth were almost gone."

There is no conclusive evidence to say drinking soy milk is bad for teeth.

But a study done in 2012 said soy beverages do become more acidic than milk within 10 minutes.

It adds that more research is needed to be done before determining if drinking soy milk is bad for teeth.

Soy milk is a plant-based drink produced from soybeans and is an alternative to consuming dairy.

The drink is rich in phytoestrogens, a compound that occurs naturally in plants, and it has been linked to lowering the risk of osteoporosis and heart disease.

But it is not recommended that infants under six months drink soy milk because it contains glucose instead of milk sugar lactose, according to the NHS.

The boy’s dentist has warned parents to take care of their children’s teeth because rotting baby teeth can still lead to gum infections and permanent damage.

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Dentist Sathian Suravisankul added: "The reason why I decided to remove the boy’s 18 teeth was because he had a constant toothache all over his mouth.

"There is no other way to cure the pain except to take out all the decays."

He added: "I would like to tell all the parents out there to take care of your child’s baby teeth because they are as important as our permanent teeth.

“Not only they are crucial for chewing, they also help develop the physical, emotional, and IQ of the child."

5 This photo shows the teeth that had to be pulled from the boy's mouth Credit: Viral Press

5 The mother blames soy milk for making her son's teeth rot Credit: Viral Press

5 The lad endured 14 anaesthetic injections Credit: Viral Press

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