Baby's dental health is more and more important, although there are still many people will say "milk teeth are bad, no problem, anyway, 6 years old will still be replaced", but in fact, the baby milk teeth are very important, in the western developed countries, dentists are very common.

Protecting milk teeth is very important, and I've read a dentist's science before thatThe relationship between milk teeth and permanent teeth is graphically compared to the relationship between a pregnant woman and her fetus, which shows that the health of milk teeth affects the eruption of permanent teeth.

Oral cleaning and brushing is one of the direct ways to protect your baby's milk teeth.

When do babies start brushing their teeth?

The scientific advice is that from the time the babyEmergence of the first toothIt's time to clean your baby's mouth, and it's also necessary to clean your baby's gums with gauze before erupting teeth, so that your baby gets used to the whole oral cleaning thing.

What tools do I use to brush my baby's teeth?

• Before the first tooth erupts, you can use a clean gauze dipped in water to clean your baby's gums.
  
• After the first tooth erupts, you can brush your baby's teeth using gauze, or clean finger cots dipped in toothpaste.
  
• Once your baby is used to cleaning the finger cuffs, you can transition to a small toothbrush.

What you need to know about brushing your baby's teeth

1. The baby does not cooperate with tooth brushing

In fact, there are still many families who do not understand why small children need to brush their teeth, so the rate of dental caries in small children is very high, and when caries occurs before you start brushing your baby's teeth will find that the baby does not cooperate at all! As soon as you brush your teeth, you start to cry, because, brushing this thing intervenes too late.

In this case, it's time to instill the idea of brushing teeth in your baby on a daily basis, such as reading a dental picture book or letting your baby watch how an adult brushes his teeth so that he can mimic it and slowly familiarize himself with the fact that brushing his teeth is something that everyone has to do.

2. Use fluoride toothpaste

According to the latest guidelines from the American Dental Association (ADA, American Dental Association): Fluoride toothpaste should be used as soon as your baby's first teeth come in.

Fluorine can be combined with enamel crystals on the surface of the teeth to enhance the teeth's resistance to acid and corrosion, but also to promote the deposition of minerals in the oral cavity, repairing the enamel surface corroded by caries bacteria. Therefore, fluoride toothpaste can effectively prevent dental caries.

Need to pay attention to is to control the use of toothpaste, now the fluoride children's toothpaste fluoride content is generally 0.05%, is relatively small, the recommended dosage for:

• For children under 3 years old, the amount of toothpaste is about the size of a grain of rice
  
• For 3-6 year olds, no larger than the size of a pea, approximately 5 mm (millimeters).(See Section 2.1.2.).
  

This amount will not result in excessive fluoride even if swallowed, but try not to buy toothpaste that is too "yummy" in order to prevent your child from swallowing it.

3. Adults need to help babies brush their teeth

Little ones can't brush their own teeth cleanly, so it's recommended that until the age of 6, you still need an adult to help your child brush their teeth carefully.

Does brushing your teeth prevent 100% of cavities?

Although it is important to brush your teeth, in practice you will find that you can not meet the standard requirements for brushing, not to mention the use of "Pasteur brushing method".

I have been guiding my baby to brush his teeth, from not opening his mouth to reject the toothbrush, to open his mouth, to take the initiative to pick up the toothbrush and bite around in his mouth, but still do not allow adults to help him brush his teeth, and as a result, my baby's four baby teeth have been severely decayed.

So, in addition to brushing, consider fluoridating your baby's teeth。

• For children 3 years of age and older, dentists recommend routine fluoride application once to four times a year, or at the doctor's discretion, several times a year.
  
• For children under 3 years of age, it is recommended that a doctor determine whether or not to apply fluoride by measuring the risk of dental caries and depending on the different levels of risk.
  

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The American Dental Association, the Australian Dental Association, the Australian Government and the Oral Health Education Unit of the Department of Health in Hong Kong, all recommend:

Start cleaning your baby's mouth with a clean, wet gauze before they start teething, and start brushing your baby's teeth from the time their first tooth erupts.

01 Before teething, clean your mouth

After birth, both of my daughters had clean mouths even though they didn't have teeth yet.

My oldest daughter was raised by my mother-in-law in my hometown. More than ten years ago, my mother-in-law would clean my eldest daughter's mouth even if she didn't know anything about scientific parenting. She was worried that the baby had "white spots in her mouth" because of her many years of experience with babies.

"White spots in the mouth" means white dots or flakes of white spots on the baby's tongue, lips and cheeks mucosa, etc., commonly known as "鹅口疮鹅疮疮疮疮疮".

This disease is mainly caused by Candida albicans infection. babies under 6 months of age are susceptible to this disease, which triggers refusal to eat or crying.

The main causes of this disease are: infections from childbirth or breastfeeding paraphernalia, coupled with the baby's weak resistance and low salivary secretion, which is more conducive to the growth of Candida albicans.

Therefore, it is usually important to pay attention:

1. Baby's oral hygiene and cleaning and sterilizing of breastfeeding utensils.

2. Breastfeeding mothers should clean their nipples and change clothes frequently.

In addition to preventing thrush, cleaning and massaging the gums not only removes milk or food from your baby's mouth, theIt also relieves your baby's pre-teething discomfort.

Specific practices:

1. After your baby has finished drinking, hold your baby upright, burp him or her, and let him or her lie on an adult's knee.

2. Wrap a clean, warm, wet gauze around your finger and follow the upper and lower beds of the teeth, gently wipe your mouth and observe what is going on in your baby's mouth.

3. Caution:

(1) Disposable medical gauze can be used, or steam sterilized or boiled gauze can be sterilized for repeated use.

(2) It is best to fix the time for cleaning the mouth, which is good for babies to get into the habit. For example, every night before bedtime after drinking milk.

02 After teething, brush your teeth carefully

However, my mother-in-law didn't brush my oldest daughter's teeth when she was teething, and she didn't get into the habit of brushing from a young age, which led to all sorts of dental problems later in her life.

My youngest daughter, Hanna, was brought up by myself and I brushed her teeth since she was teething.

(i) Why is it important to brush the first tooth that comes in?

on account ofMilk teeth are just as important as permanent teeth.

1. Cavities can develop in baby teeth if they are not cared for properly.

Cavities not only affect the aesthetics of your teeth, but can also cause painful infections that can interfere with eating and chewing.

Missing teeth caused by tooth decay can also affect your baby's pronunciation when learning language.

2.Tooth decay can jeopardize permanent teeth that have not yet erupted

The tooth germ of the new tooth grows just below the root of the milk tooth.

If the decays of the milk teeth are severe, the development of the new teeth underneath will be affected, such as poor development of the new enamel and ectopic eruption of the new teeth.

If a decayed tooth is lost and the permanent tooth underneath has not yet erupted, the prematurely vacated spot will be occupied by the neighboring teeth on both sides, and when the permanent tooth erupts, there will not be enough room for it to erupt to the side, resulting in an irregular alignment of the permanent teeth.

(ii) Are fluoride toothpastes used?

The purpose of using fluoride toothpaste is to prevent cavities, but there have been some studies that have found that children who use fluoride toothpaste at an early age are at risk of developing dental fluorosis. This is because babies' teeth are more susceptible to fluoride than adults, and because babies too young to spit out toothpaste can swallow the fluoride in it.

Therefore, recommendations for the use of fluoridated toothpaste vary from country to country and region to region.

Recommendations of the United States and the United Kingdom:Use fluoride toothpaste from the time the first tooth erupts, using a rice-sized amount of toothpaste until age 3; and a pea-sized amount of toothpaste from age 3-6.

Many articles quote the above advice, but considering that babies are too young to spit out toothpaste, I personally adopt the advice of the Department of Health in Hong Kong: Considering the balance between the protective effect of fluoride on teeth and the harm it can do.Initially brush your child's teeth without toothpaste for a while, and when your child is two years old and knows how to spit it out, you can start using children's fluoride toothpaste.

I didn't use toothpaste when I brushed Hanna's teeth until she was 2 years old, but wouldGuide her to spit water during the brushing process.

Once you're sure she'll spit up water, start her off with a fluoride-free children's toothpaste;Make sure she can spit out the toothpaste before you give her a fluoridated children's toothpaste.

After using fluoride toothpaste, the dosage is as recommended in the US and UK: a rice-sized amount of toothpaste up to the age of 3 years, and a pea-sized amount of toothpaste at the age of 3-6 years.

Special attention:

Even after your baby will be able to brush his teeth on his own, it is important to monitor that he does not use too much toothpaste.

(c) How to help babies brush their teeth?

For babies under the age of 6, parents should mainly help their babies to brush their teeth.For children over the age of 6, you can let them brush their teeth on their own.

1. Choice of toothbrush

Basic principles of choosing a toothbrush:The brush head is the right size (2~3 incisors width), the hardness of the bristles is soft, the handle is easy to hold, and it is suitable for different ages of babies.

I have used various types of toothbrushes for Hanhan, finger toothbrushes, silicone head toothbrushes, nylon bristle toothbrushes and so on. Usually when you buy, the toothbrush is labeled with the age group.

Something to keep in mind:

(1) Choose a brand with safe and trustworthy materials;

(2) Choose a toothbrush with a silicone head or bristles that are not easily bitten off by your baby.

2. Brush your baby's teeth

The principle is:Use a comfortable position and have a good view of your baby's teeth.

The recommended brushing position is: the baby lies on the parent's lap on his back, face up, so that the parent can see the baby's teeth and it is easy to maneuver.

Positions such as cuddling and sitting across from each other are also available, depending on age.

When brushing the teeth of a smaller baby, you can talk to the baby to attract his attention, and gently fix the baby's hands and feet while brushing his teeth at the same time.

Something to keep in mind:

(1) Do not just brush the surface of your teeth, but brush to the gums, especiallyThe junction of the teeth and gums.. This location is a common area where most teeth undergo demineralization, teeth form pigmentation, and cavities develop.

(2)Brush all sides of your teeth.. Especially on the side of the back teeth near the cheek, you can gently pull your baby's cheek away and brush as hard as you can.

3. The correct way to brush your teeth

A well-designed toothbrush and proper brushing methods can effectively remove plaque from your teeth.

The American Dental Association recommends that children brush their teeth in the following waysPapyrus method of brushing. (See below for details and images from the web)

Reminder:

(1) When you brush your teeth, don't forget to brush your tongue, which is full of bacteria!

(2) The American Dental Association recommends brushing your teeth twice a day, morning and evening, for 2 minutes each time.

4. Other matters

(1) When your baby is about 1 year old, try to give up night feeding and avoid letting your baby fall asleep with a pacifier.

Scientific studies have found that the incidence of dental caries increases when frequent nighttime breastfeeding occurs between the ages of 1.5 and 2 years and older.

(2) After your baby is 1 year old, you should try to give up the soother as much as possible.

If soothers are used for long periods of time over the age of 2, they may have an effect on dental and facial development.

(3) Sweet and sticky foods can easily lead to tooth decay. Avoid giving candy to babies under 3 years old. After eating, rinsing the mouth more often, brushing effectively and flossing can prevent tooth decay.

03 Stick to your principles and get into the habit of brushing your teeth

Even if you brush your baby's teeth from a very young age, it can lead to a period of "resistance" at the age of two or three, as was the case with Han Han.

However, as a parent you must stick to the principle: brushing your teeth is as necessary as eating and sleeping.

In the course of the tooth-brushing revolt with Hanhan, I have come to the following conclusion:

1. Imitation of parents

I used to brush my teeth in front of Hhan and she would imitate me and learn to brush her teeth.

When she started brushing her teeth on her own, I used to brush with her face to face.

2. Picture book and example education

Often read picture books about teeth with her, such as The Little Toothbrush Train, What's New on Tooth Street, and Fear of Crocodiles, Fear of Dentists.

When you pass by a dental office, or see some child with bad teeth, you will explain to her the reasons why her teeth are broken and the consequences.

3. Brushing game

Make a game out of brushing your teeth by playing Brush Train, or playing Squirt the Water while you brush your teeth.

In short, do everything you can to firmly enforce brushing your teeth morning and night and never compromise.

If there are other better ways to do this, feel free to leave a comment and discuss, thanks!

Theoretical reference: "Children's Dental Care Dictionary

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At what age do babies usually start brushing their teeth? There are many different opinions on this question, and many parents are not sure what is the point of brushing when the child is in the milk tooth stage. It's hard to believe that milk teeth have any effect on permanent teeth, since they will always be replaced in the future.

According to "Pediatrics" pediatric dental development law, although the child's teeth are phased, life has two sets of teeth, that is, milk teeth and permanent teeth, but the child in the stage of 6 ~ 12 years old, milk teeth are replaced one by one by the same position of the permanent teeth, if we do not brush and protect the child's milk teeth in the stage of dental caries will be affected from the root of the teeth to the permanent teeth. Therefore, children's oral hygiene should be a habit that should be developed from birth.

Why should brushing your child's teeth start at birth?

This is directly related to the physiological and developmental patterns of the child's teeth. Because.Before we see a child show his or her first set of milk teeth (the lower middle incisors), which were ossified just after birth.At this time, the spicules of the milk teeth are hidden in the jawbone and covered by the gums; the ossification of the permanent teeth also begins in the neonatal period, and by the time the child is 18 months to 24 months old, the third permanent molars have also been ossified;It's just buried in the gums so we can't see it.

Therefore, we say that the child in the month after birth, should start every day "brushing", first of all, oral cleaning care, the first pair of milk teeth eruption should develop a good habit of brushing teeth every day.

How to Brush Your Child's Teeth and Teach Your Child to Brush Their Own?

Some people say that brushing is just brushing, is there anything else to do? Hey, don't underestimate the brushing of teeth, there is really a lot to be said, otherwise, over time, the child's teeth will be wasted.

1. Brush your teeth every day from 0 to 6 months:One month after the birth of the baby, you should start "brushing", the reason why we put in quotation marks brushing, because the toothbrush is not used to brush the teeth, that is, a clean cotton gauze wrapped in the parent's fingers, dipped in saline to clean the mouth, including the upper and lower gums, tongue. The hand should be gentle, scrubbing on one side, not back and forth; usually at least twice a day.

2. Help your child brush his/her teeth after eruption at 6 months~3 years old:When the first pair of lower incisors erupt, you can brush your child's teeth with a toothbrush twice in the morning and twice in the evening. It is also recommended that fluoride toothpaste be used, and that no more than the size of a grain of rice be squeezed into the toothpaste each time.

First of all, you have to buy the right small toothbrush for your child, so that you can brush your teeth every day after drinking milk or eating, or if you can't do it after eating all the time, you have toIt is especially important to brush the teeth once in the morning and once in the evening, especially before going to bed. Parents brush their children's teeth in a horizontal manner, with the toothbrush tilted at a 45° angle to the lip surface of the teeth. Since baby teeth are short and wide, brushing horizontally can cover the surface of the teeth.

3. Teach your child to brush his/her own teeth at the age of 3 to 6:

　　Parents should teach their children to brush their own teeth, and then help them brush again if they can't brush cleanly. The method of brushing is: brush the three sides of the mouth tongue, lip and occlusal surface in turn, the upper teeth are brushed from the top down, the lower teeth are brushed from the bottom up, and then brush the occlusal surface of the teeth, each side of each tooth should be brushed to, and then brushing the tongue surface, to clean up the residual milk and food on the tongue surface, each time brushing the teeth is about 2~3 minutes.

Kids can't brush their own teeth.The parent has the child lie on the parent's body, with the child's legs between the parent's legs, the child's head resting on one of the parent's arms, and the child's teeth brushed with a toothbrush in the other hand. After brushing, floss the child's teeth.

For older children, parents can stand behind the child and have the child tilt his or her head back and open his or her mouth for the parent to brush the child's teeth. Before brushing, floss every space between the teeth to remove plaque. Gradually the child develops a good habit of brushing his or her teeth, and the parent can let the child brush his or her own teeth. Parents should check and supervise their children's brushing.Gradually cultivate the habit of brushing teeth and remind children not to swallow toothpaste when brushing because it is fluoride toothpaste.。

What should I be aware of when brushing my child's teeth?

1. Get into the habit of rinsing your mouth when you eat:

Children every day, in addition to morning and evening brushing, to develop the habit of rinsing their mouths after eating, because the residue on the teeth will easily turn into acidic substances corrosion of the teeth, so, in the beginning, parents every day to urge their children to rinse their mouths after meals.

2. Eat less or no sweets

Almost every child has a sweet tooth, but you can't let your child eat a lot of sweets, or you'll increase the risk of cavities. It may not be realistic to absolutely prevent your child from eating sugar, but we can make some appointments for your child, making requirements for the total amount of sugar to be eaten over a period of time and at intervals, making sure that you brush your teeth or rinse your mouth every time you eat sugar, and making sure that you don't eat any sugar or sweets at night before going to bed.

3,The fossa sealing method:

Dentures are a now popular method of protecting teeth by applying a composite resin material substance to the surface of the tooth, which acts as a protective layer to protect the tooth from decay. The method is very simple and has few side effects. Usually, when the child is 3~4 years old, the child is given a fissure sealing operation, and then again at the age of 6, and then again at the age of 12, for a total of 3 times; the purpose is to protect the teeth very well from dental caries.

4,Regular dentistry dental care:

Parents should pay attention to their children's dental health, especially during tooth replacement, and go to the dentist regularly to check whether the teeth are straight and whether there are caries, so as to avoid delaying the timing of the child's orthodontics or treatment of dental caries.

In conclusion, children's dental health is also very important. Children should start "brushing" their teeth one month after birth, and after their teeth have actually erupted, they should start brushing and taking care of their teeth every day. It is very important to prevent cavities in children.

Now the child's very easy to decay, last week to take my child to the dentist, 8:00 in the morning the dental number is hung up, eight out of ten are with the child to see tooth decay, so we can see the importance of children's dental protection.

Brushing is the best way to protect your teeth, so at what age is it usually better for babies to start brushing their teeth?

Babies 4-6 months to start adding complementary foods, this is the time when moms and dads should learn to protect the baby's gums and do a good job of cleaning the baby's mouth. Every time after drinking milk or eating complementary food can drink a little water to help the baby rinse his mouth, or with a finger wrapped in moist gauze to clean the baby's mouth. Be sure not to let the baby sleep with the nipple, the baby's teeth immersed in milk, it is easy to caries.

When your baby's first baby tooth erupts, it's time to start "brushing". Of course, this is not the time to use a toothbrush, but a moist gauze or silicone finger cushion should be used to gently wipe the baby's teeth, tongue and mouth.

After your baby is 2 years old and has 20 milk teeth, you can start brushing your teeth for real. Remember to choose a special toothbrush for babies and children and fluoride-free toothpaste. The bristles of the toothbrush should be soft and the brush surface should be flat; the top of the toothbrush should preferably be rounded to avoid hurting the baby's gums; and the handle of the brush can be a little stiffer, so that the baby's grasping ability can be practiced.

Of course, when the baby learns to brush his teeth, we parents should be on the sidelines to assist Oh, you can do a little demonstration action, how to brush, how to spit toothpaste bubbles, gargling, so that the baby slowly master the skills, love brushing teeth. You can also brush teeth with the baby competition, enhance the baby's motivation to brush teeth.

Baby teeth growth is divided into four key stages:

The first stage is when the fetal tooth germ begins to grow and develop at 6 weeks of gestation;

Milk teeth begin to erupt around 6 months of age;

At 2-3 years of age, 20 milk teeth are fully erupted;

6-13age and begin to change their teeth. Your baby's teeth begin to develop while in mom's tummy, much earlier than many people think.

The baby has just grown 1~2Start using a finger toothbrush when you have baby teeth.

To use, the mother sat on the sofa with the baby in her arms, one hand fixed the baby's head and mouth, one hand put the finger toothbrush on the finger, dipped in warm boiled water for the baby to clean the outer and inner sides of the teeth. You can also use clean gauze to wrap around your finger instead of the finger toothbrush.

Baby from 1You can use your first toothbrush when you won't get stuck to your time period around age.

Focus on the bristles. Dentists suggest that your baby's first toothbrush needs to be a good match for mom and dad. The bristles of a baby's own toothbrush should be softer, as too hard a bristle will wear down the baby's teeth and gums. Specifically, parents can use their fingers to press the bristles, such as finger tingling sensation that is too hard, the bristles bend back and forth freely, the finger a little itchy feeling, that is softer. The top of each bristle should be rounded and blunt, with no sharp corners. The handle of the toothbrush should be concave and convex, which is easier for the baby to grip. When choosing a toothbrush for your baby, it's best to choose a style with a small, flexible head and soft bristles. In addition, the Dental Association recommends that toothbrushes should be replaced at most once every three months, and baby's toothbrush is no exception. In addition to frequent use of boiling water, don't forget to replace the toothbrush at regular intervals.

3Don't use fluoride toothpaste before the age of

In fact, the right amount of fluoride is good for teeth. Fluoride can help form an acidic environment that hinders the formation of bacteria, speeds up the re-generation of minerals in tooth enamel, and strengthens the teeth's ability to resist bacterial erosion. However, too much fluoride is harmful to teeth. For babies before the age of 3, they are not yet able to control swallowing well, in order to avoid babies swallowing fluoride agents hoarded in the body, so experts recommend not to use fluoride toothpaste, it is best to choose edible toothpaste made of plant ingredients, and wait until they are 3 years old before using children's type fluoride toothpaste.

3Start flossing your baby's teeth regularly at age.

The purpose of flossing is to clean the part between two teeth that is hard to reach with a toothbrush. It is difficult for babies to master the skill of flossing, and it is best for mothers to help their babies to clean their teeth with floss. Let the baby lie flat with his mouth open, mom should pay attention to grasp the strength of the floss into the teeth, slowly sawing forward, do not use too much force in order to avoid damage to the gums. Research has proved that flossing is a good way to clean the teeth and will not lead to the gap between the teeth to become larger. It is recommended that the mother from the baby 3 years old, it is best to use dental floss every day to help the baby clean teeth once.

3An electric toothbrush can be used for babies over the age of one.

Electric toothbrush has a cute appearance, can enhance the baby's interest in brushing teeth, but also can effectively shorten the time of brushing teeth, more suitable for children who are not interested in brushing teeth and impatient. However, because the electric toothbrush will produce high-frequency vibration when working, if the baby bites and plays with the electric toothbrush, exerts too much pressure on a certain area or stays for too long, it may damage the gums, so it is best to use it with the help of the mother.

◆ Babies should use tooth cleaning solution with caution.

Teeth cleanser is an amazing liquid. When your baby rinses his mouth with the cleanser after brushing his teeth, the areas on his teeth that have not been brushed clean will be stained by the cleanser, reminding you that you need to brush them all over again. Although the ingredients in Teeth Cleaning Liquid have been proven safe by experts, the problem of some brands staining so strongly that it is hard to brush off plagues many moms who use Teeth Cleaning Liquid at home for their babies. If you just want to educate your baby about sloppy brushing through staining, you may want to take your baby to a professional dental clinic to experience the "Teeth Cleaner" and the doctor will have a way to remove the staining from the teeth easily.

◆ Baby mouthwash, if you can do without it.

The use of mouthwash is currently controversial in the medical community. Supporters believe that mouthwash can freshen the breath and has a certain inhibitory effect on the flora, and it is recommended as an auxiliary method of cleaning the oral cavity. Opponents, on the other hand, believe that long-term use of mouthwash may cause oral flora disorders. Plus babies may be at risk of swallowing, so it is not recommended for babies. Babies do brush their teeth in the morning and evening, and rinse their mouths with water after meals.

Babies need to start brushing their teeth at a certain age, so how old is too old to start?

One should clean your baby's teeth as soon as the first baby teeth erupt.

At this time there is no need to use toothpaste, we can use cotton cloth wrapped in the hand, you can also go to the mother and child store to buy a set of special to clean the baby's teeth. When cleaning, dip some boiled water or salt water, clean up in time after each meal, if it is too much trouble, you can also once in the morning and once in the evening.

Two between the ages of 2 and 3 you can give to switch them to a toothbrush.

This is an important time for babies to learn to brush their own teeth. Parents must buy children's toothbrushes and toothpastes specifically for children, as adult toothbrushes are too hard. At first, you can let your baby brush their teeth with water, tell them the correct way to brush their teeth, and insist on brushing their teeth once in the morning and once in the evening, for at least 3 minutes each time.

Children can brush their own teeth after the age of 3, but toothpaste should be squeezed the size of a pea to prevent them from swallowing too much.

Parents should watch attentively when teeth are changed at the age of three and six and urge their children to brush their teeth carefully to prevent dental problems.

Have a mouthful of white and healthy teeth is enviable, nowadays children eat too many snacks every day, especially sweets are too harmful to the teeth, parents must raise their children to develop a good habit of brushing their teeth correctly, to ensure that they do not eat after brushing their teeth!

At what age is it usually better for babies to start brushing their teeth? What do I need to pay attention to?

Nowadays, children get cavities easily because of their poor dietary habits. Some time ago, when my father went to have his teeth cleaned, even though it was working hours, the dental hospital was full of parents who brought their children to see the teeth. After chatting with the doctor in between cleanings, I learned that except for less than 10% of the children who came here for orthodontic treatment, the rest of them have dental diseases to a greater or lesser extent. The most common was tooth decay. In the end, this doctor lamented that if mom and dad had developed good brushing habits for their children there wouldn't be so much to worry about.

As for when it's better to start brushing your child's teeth, it can actually start after the newborn period

Before the milk teeth come in: You can choose to use sterilized gauze, dipped in warm boiled water, to gently wipe over their gums after feeding your child.

During the time when the milk teeth are coming in: Mom and dad can continue to use sterilized gauze, or a finger toothbrush to help brush baby's teeth. The specific brushing steps are the same as we brush our teeth, all from the outer side of the teeth to the inner side, and then the biting surface of the teeth, in order to clean one by one. When brushing your baby's teeth you can also help them massage their gums appropriately, which can ease the discomfort of teething.

After the baby's milk teeth have come in at age 3 and above: Mom and dad can give the baby with a special children's toothbrush to brush their teeth, on the one hand, parents in the usual brushing process, teach the baby how to brush their teeth, how to brush their teeth better. On the other hand, you can also through the daily brushing, so that children develop a good habit of cleaning teeth.

Older babies: If mothers usually cultivate in place, is able to brush their own teeth, and this time the baby can also be appropriate to use fluoride toothpaste to brush teeth.

In conclusion, brushing teeth is an important skill for babies and is very helpful in preventing tooth decay. Moms and dads should still pay attention to it and help their babies develop this good habit.

Around 6 months, babies start teething, which is when you should start cleaning milk teeth and developing the habit of brushing.

After 12 months

Prepare your baby for the start of "fine brushing".

Saliva is difficult to stay in the upper incisors, so the so-called oral self-cleaning is difficult to act on the baby's upper incisors, therefore, the upper incisors are the most prone to dental caries phenomenon in early childhood milk teeth.Babies at this stage will not brush their own teeth, so mothers and fathers must make it clear that this is the responsibility of adults, start to help the baby brush milk teeth, "fine brush" once a day, slowly get used to it.

Minimum 1 time per day

After the baby 12 months, brushing teeth to schedule, the minimum is 1 day 1 time, choose to brush teeth after dinner or before going to bed. But brushing is not too frequent, in the baby does not reject the premise, in the morning, after lunch, after snacks can also be appropriate to join the "brushing time", happy to give the baby brushing it!

18-24 months

This is the period when babies eat more food and even start snacking, so the risk of tooth decay is all of a sudden much higher than before. Once your baby is used to being brushed, you can focus on developing a good habit of brushing at bedtime.

24 months

All of your baby's 20 baby teeth have come in. The variety of foods that babies can eat increases greatly, and because of the grooves in the molars, they are prone to retaining dirt. At this time, more careful oral cleaning care is needed.

Boosting your baby's interest will make brushing teeth go more smoothly

If the mother is always serious and gives the baby a "no brushing" look, the baby will be under pressure and not enjoy brushing so much, so remember to always give a smile and create a cheerful atmosphere when doing oral cleaning for the baby.Babies are good at imitating adults, so why don't you brush your teeth together, and let your baby watch you brush your teeth while you develop his interest?

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Oral hygiene is one of the most important parts of a baby's daily life, but it is not always given enough attention by parents. Many mothers ask in a puzzled tone: they haven't even teethed yet/ they only have 3 or 4 teeth, do they need to brush their teeth so soon? Or, "It's always hard to brush the baby's teeth because the baby falls asleep while eating, and I can't bear to wake him up" and so on.

In fact, oral hygiene is important for babies in several ways:

1, conducive to the formation of brushing habits. The earlier you start brushing your baby's teeth (from infancy), the better it will be for the formation of tooth brushing habits in the future. The reason why many babies resist brushing their teeth is because their oral tactile perception is not good, and they think that the toothbrush is a foreign object, which is difficult to use in their mouths. However, if you start to develop oral cleaning habits from infancy, the less likely your baby will show resistance to the toothbrush.

2. Favor the development of oral tactile sense and prevent picky eating. Some babies show a preference for only a certain food or a certain type of food in their diet. To a large extent, this is related to the oversensitivity of the sense of touch in the mouth, the older the month before the development of oral hygiene, the higher the incidence of eating only a certain type of food. This is what we often refer to as picky eating, where the baby is very likely to resist eating because of the texture and flavor of the food.

3, oral cleaning is equivalent to give mouth massage. Babies speak with correct pronunciation can not be separated from a good oral muscle control, in fact, every time you brush your teeth is like giving the baby's tongue, gums, the inside of the mouth to do a massage, help develop the baby's oral muscles. This is conducive to the development of language skills.

Finally, different months of age section of the baby, in the way of oral cleaning will be different. For infants within 1 year of age, parents can use gauze wrapped index finger, and then into the baby's mouth to gently massage the gums, each time should not be too long, generally controlled in 1-2 minutes can be. Parents can of course also use the cleaning finger to help babies who have already erupted 1-2 teeth to do oral cleaning. At 1 year old and above, parents can purchase a baby toothbrush that corresponds to the age of the month (year), as well as using swallowable toothpaste (the size of a grain of rice) to clean the baby's mouth.

If you want to establish good brushing habits for your baby, it is advisable to start as early as possible.

The third national oral health epidemiological survey released in 2007 showed that: 5-year-old children in China suffered from dental caries up to 65.1%, the earliest age of onset is less than one year, that is, dental caries occurred during the period of eruption of the milk teeth, while the fourth national oral health epidemiological survey released in 2017 showed that: the rate of caries in the milk teeth of children aged 5 years old was 70.9%, an increase of 5.8% compared with ten years ago, children suffering from dental caries has shown a rising trend, China's oral health level is still at a low level.

The causes of dental caries are not only poor feeding habits in infancy (what we often call bottle caries), but also children's dietary habits (consumption of foods with high sugar content that are easy to ferment and produce acidic substances), and also the cleaning of children's teeth.But many people will have the same doubts as the questioner, at what age should babies start brushing their teeth? What do I need to pay attention to?

Babies should start brushing their teeth after the eruption of milk teeth, usually around 6 months of age.But this time first do not use a toothbrush, you can use a cotton swab dipped in light salt water to wipe, clean attached to the milk teeth on the soft scale, plaque, especially often with a bottle to sleep baby, to prevent milk corrosion of teeth. Especially after adding complementary foods, pay more attention to oral hygiene. Or use a clean gauze wrapped around your finger and dipped in light salt water to wipe. Note: A little bit of salt in the light salt water is fine.

You can use a children's toothbrush to brush your teeth when your baby understands what you say and can spit out the brushing water at about the same time as the milk teeth come in, that is, around two and a half years old.Although at first the baby may swallow the brushing water, insist on a few times the baby will learn, parents must be patient to educate the correct way to brush the teeth. It is important to note that babies should use lukewarm water to brush their teeth and use toothpaste that can be swallowed.

When the baby learns to brush his teeth, start to try to let him brush his teeth independently, every morning and evening to brush his teeth, to develop a good habit, parents should lead by example!The child should also be taught to eat sweets at bedtime, bite his fingers and lick his teeth. Attention also needs to be paid to correcting your child's bad habits, such as eating sweets in bed, biting fingers, tongue licking teeth, etc.

Finally, in a word, parents are the first teacher of the child, in their ignorance of the world in the period of exploration, parents should give more patience and education, brushing teeth is an essential task for parents, don't forget the o...!