4hw.com.cn: I believe that many parents are wondering how old their babies should brush their teeth. In fact, it is very important to provide some basic oral health care measures for children in the first year after birth. Some experts suggest cleaning and massaging gums before baby's baby's primary teeth erupt, which will help build a healthy oral environment and help the teeth erupt.
After the baby's first tooth, parents can help the baby 'brush'. Parents can use clean, soft and moist gauze to gently wipe the baby's teeth and gingival tissue, or they can choose a finger set toothbrush to clean the baby's teeth. There is no strict limit on the number of 'brushing teeth' every day, but at least once in the morning and once in the evening. Every time the baby finishes eating, it is better to help him clean his mouth. In this way, it can not only give the baby a clean mouth, but also gently massage the baby's gums, so that the gums and teeth are more healthy.
When you start to wipe your baby's teeth, they will be curious and mischievous. They will probably bite your fingers deliberately to test. Parents should not be angry with their babies at this time, but should be patient with them, and bring them more fun in this matter, instead of scolding and forcing, and gradually the baby will adapt to the daily life of cleaning mouth and teeth.
First brush: after 2 years old
After the child is 2 years old, the upper and lower primary teeth have sprouted, so you can use children's toothbrush toothpaste to help children brush their teeth! When choosing a toothbrush for your baby, choose a toothbrush with small head and soft hair. In order to avoid excessive fluoride intake, only when the child is about 3 years old can he be given fluoride toothpaste for children. Brush your teeth every morning and evening for about 3 minutes each time. Brush your teeth up and down, inside and outside. At the beginning, parents can help their children brush their teeth. When their children grow up, they can try to squeeze toothpaste, brush their teeth and rinse their mouths.
Although brushing needs to be done by the children themselves, parents should also guide the children to clean their teeth in the right way and remind the children not to let the brush hurt their oral mucosa and gums. One of the main purposes of letting children brush their own teeth in this period is to let children develop good health habits. Therefore, parents should be able to supervise their children to brush their teeth at least once a night to ensure that they have the right method and enough time to brush their teeth, so that children can't perfunctory.
The first time I brush my teeth: when I was 3 or 4 years old
Some parents may ask, 'Dr. Zhu, when on earth do we start letting children brush their teeth by themselves? 'in fact, when to brush your teeth independently should vary according to your child's individual situation. Generally speaking, when a child is 3 or 4 years old, his / her hands-on ability and coordination ability are in the stage of development. He / she is easy to have strong interest and desire to try to brush his / her teeth. At this time, he / she can give him / her an independent space to finish the task by himself / herself.
But parents can't do it all. One of the reasons is that children's attention is more active, and it's easy to brush their teeth in three days of fishing and two days of sun exposure. The other reason is that children's ability is limited. Although they brush their teeth carefully every time, they still can't clean their teeth. So parents still need to urge their children from time to time. It's better to brush and clean their children's teeth every three or five days.