Brushing Baby Teeth With Toothpaste

Wiping the gums of the currently erupting baby teeth is enough to disturb the most stubborn plaque.

Brushing baby teeth with toothpaste. Think the size of a piece of rice. Brushing your baby s teeth should begin at the gums. Once the first tooth erupts continue to wipe the tooth and consider getting a soft bristle baby brush. Pediatric dentists prefer you use toothbrushes moistened with water and no more than a rice grain size smear of fluoride toothpaste.

Brushes should be very soft and with no more than three rows of bristles a pediatric dentist or your pharmacist can help you find the finger brushes and a proper baby toothbrush. Brush the teeth in small circles covering all the surfaces. Around the age of 2 your child. As soon as teeth erupt you can start using toothpaste in the amount of a grain of rice.

You can increase this to a pea sized amount of fluoride toothpaste when your child is age 3. Brush gently on the inside and outside of each of your baby s teeth as well as her tongue if she ll let you to dislodge bacteria that can cause bad breath. This video is about oral hygiene for babies like how to protect the teeth how to maintain it and what kind of tooth paste you can choose and how much amount. Gently brush the child s teeth using a rotation.

There s no need to rinse with water though as this will just wash away the fluoride. Gently wipe all around the gums and make sure to get under the lip region to help. Gently massage their gums and get your baby used to the feeling of the toothbrush in their mouth. Simply wipe them with a wet washcloth or moistened gauze.

And encourage them to spit the toothpaste out afterwards just like they see their mum and dad doing. You only need to use water at this stage no toothpaste necessary. Infant s teeth do not need a toothbrush. You don t need to use any toothpaste yet.

Since you re using such a small amount of toothpaste there s no need to rinse. As your child gets more teeth use a tiny bit of children s fluoride toothpaste. You can begin brushing your baby s gums with just a washcloth and some water or a finger brush and some water.