When to Begin to Brush Teeth for Children?

To ensure that the child has always been healthy and teeth, and mouth and digestive system, it is necessary to take care of the purity of his mouth from birth. Therefore, the question: "When do I start brushing my teeth for children?" Doctors advise: "Even before their appearance!"

Of course, you can not call this procedure a tooth cleaning , but rather it will be a gum massage and hygienic treatment of the oral cavity. But this is already the first step to accustom the infant to the necessary procedure.

Mom should wipe the mucous in the mouth of the baby every day with a finger wrapped in a piece of gauze or putting on it a special rubber nozzle.

On the surface of this nozzle are small thorns that produce gum massage. Gauze also contributes not only to cleaning the mouth, but also performs the function of massage. In addition, the child should get used to the fact that every day in his mouth, certain procedures are performed.

And yet, at what age should the child brush his teeth with a brush and toothpaste? The bulk of doctors suggest that you need to start from the year. Some people suggest using a soft brush from the moment the first tooth appears. In any case, the approach to brush selection should be done with great care.

It should be with a short soft bristle, with a comfortable round handle. Even the smallest kids react positively to bright colors. Therefore it is fine, if the brush is brightly colored, to have a handle in the shape of some animal. It is best for the child's psyche to have an orange color in combination with other "warm" shades. Do not forget that there is a child nearby. When parents brush their teeth with a toothpaste, then it is necessary to carefully consider this point. After all, little kids do not know how to rinse your mouth. They usually suck the paste out of the brush of the brush. That's why a special translucent paste was invented-a gel that is not harmful to its digestive system.

In addition, every caring mother already knows the taste preferences of her baby. One turns his face away from strawberries, but just adores the smell and taste of the apple, and the other hates the smell of cocoa, but sweetly smacks of cherries. And the manufacturers of dental children's pastas took care of this! It is easy to choose exactly the taste that the little man prefers.

But if the kid even just chews the brush, will taste the paste - this is a huge victory! You should praise the child for this act! But then, after all, it is worth cleaning his teeth on his own.

After all, dental plaque, even on one single tooth, harms not only the tooth itself, threatening tooth decay, but also together with saliva gets into the digestive system, doing its "dirty business" there as well.

Some parents ask about when to start brushing their children, vaguely waving their hands. "That's when all the teeth change to real teeth, then we'll start. There is no need to torture the baby with stupid unnecessary procedures from a young age. Anyway, these teeth will fall out, clean them or not clean! "

Yes, that's right, the baby teeth will fall out. Only in the case when the teeth are already infected with caries, there is no absolute certainty that the new ones will appear healthy and in strictly defined places for them. Therefore, there is no need to argue on the topic when to start brushing your teeth for children: the earlier, the better!

Helping a small child with brushing teeth should be up to the age of eight. And only after that you can stop controlling the little man. But while it is small, it is necessary to put all your imagination, all your parental flair, to help him not just get used to an unpleasant procedure, but learn how to get real pleasure from it.

Although the question of when to start brushing your children yourself, is quite controversial. Many parents allow children to practice mouth hygiene from five or six years old. After all, each person is very individual, and the current children so quickly become wiser!