Caring for Baby Teeth 0-24 Months

Caring for Baby Teeth 0-24 Months.Generally, diseases and abnormalities of teeth in children is one of the disturbances in the process of growth and development of children. Since milk teeth begin to grow, parents have to take responsibility for cleaning their baby teeth. Although the child's teeth are just a milk tooth that is only temporary existence, but the health of milk teeth affect the child's dental health in the future. Therefore, as a parent need to know how to care for the child's teeth since the baby in the right way, so that the teeth and mouth of the child is resolved.docsheat-tooth-baby
Caring for Baby Teeth 0-24 Months
How to care for the baby's mouth at the age of 0-6 months:
  1.     Clean your baby's gums with a damp cloth, at least twice a day
  2.     Do not let your baby sleep while drinking milk by using a bottle of milk.
  3.     After nursing, remember to clean the baby's mouth with a damp cloth
  4.     Do not add sweetness to a bottle of milk with honey or something sweet.

How to care for baby's mouth and teeth at 7-12 months:


  1.     Ask your pediatrician or dentist if your baby is getting enough fluoride
  2.     Remember to clean your baby's mouth with a damp cloth (not so wet once), after breastfeeding.
  3.     Do not let the baby sleep with a bottle of milk (while drinking milk from a bottle) except water.
  4.     Give water if your baby wants to drink beyond the drinking schedule
  5.     As the teeth begin to grow, start cleaning them with a damp cloth. Clean every tooth surface and the boundary between teeth with gums carefully, because food is often left on the surface.
  6.     As the baby's molars begin to grow, start using a small toothbrush with a soft surface and nylon material.
  7.     Do not use toothpaste and remember to always wet the toothbrush with water.
  8.     Check your child's teeth to the dentist, after 6 months since the first tooth grows, or at the age of the child a year.

How to care for baby's mouth and teeth at 13-24 months:


  1.      Begin to introduce fluoride toothpaste
  2.      Do not let the child sleep with a bottle of milk (while drinking milk from a bottle), except water.
  3.      Use toothpaste the size of a green pea.
  4.      Brush your child's teeth at least twice a day (after breakfast and before bed at night)
  5.      Use a soft nylon toothbrush.
  6.      Replace a toothbrush every three months or when brush hairs are damaged.
  7.      Be exemplary by practicing the habit of maintaining oral health and perform routine checks to the dentist every 6 months.
  8.      Familiarize children to eat healthy snacks, such as fresh fruit and fresh vegetables.
  9.      Avoid snacks containing sugar.

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