A number of risk factors for nursing caries are examined in this review. Bed-time use of nursing bottle, prolonged use of nursing bottle or breast feeding, at-will or on demand breast feeding, sweetened dummy or pacifier and use of fruit juices and carbonated beverages in the bottle seems to have a definite association with nursing carries. Some factors like socioeconomic status, ethnic and cultural background and history of illness of mother and the child and birth order of the child seems to be the contributing factors. The role of water fluoridation and flouride supplements has so far not established in relation to the nursing caries.