Most parents pay great attention to the health of their little one, his personal hygiene.
The health of the oral cavity in general and teeth in particular occupy a special position.
Do i need to clean milk teeth daily?
Usually the first teeth appear in babies when they reach 6-8 months of age. Both dentists and pediatricians give parents the same useful advice: you need to take care of the baby’s teeth — that is, clean them from the moment of teething. Those parents who are sure that milk teeth are not worth watching at all, because they will fall out anyway soon, are completely wrong. After all, the health of the molars of the baby directly depends on the condition in which the very first, milk teeth were.
You must look after your teeth from the very beginning. At first - a small piece of gauze soaked in boiled water.
Great for dental wipes, which are made of non-woven material and impregnated with xylitol with flavorings. Xylitol is a polyhydric alcohol that is absolutely safe for the baby and has antiseptic properties. It can be used both at the "pre-dosage" stage and later, when the teeth have already appeared. The use of such napkins does not cause any difficulties: this napkin is put on the mother’s index finger and the baby’s cheeks and teeth should be treated twice a day.
Then you can use special brushes that mom or dad put on their fingers. And after that - you can offer your baby a real toothbrush (like parents) with a small head and soft bristles. Already a little grown up baby can independently clean his teeth.
When to start brushing your child’s teeth? How to clean them?
There are a few simple rules that adhere to which parents contribute to the growth of healthy teeth in their baby.
So, the first toothbrush is a piece of marleka, which should be moistened with warm boiled water. At first, only water is taken, and over time, you can add a little salt so that bacteria do not multiply on the surface of the child’s teeth.
After celebrating your first birthday, you can buy the first toothbrush with rubber spikes.
The use of a brush with soft artificial bristles is permissible only when the peanut has grown more than 12 milk teeth.
Before the baby has reached the age of two, it is not permissible (!) To use any toothpastes.
When to start brushing your child’s teeth? Choosing the right toothpaste and helping kids
The procedure for brushing the teeth of children is recommended to be carried out daily in the mornings and evenings. In the same way as adults. There is only one difference: you need to use the right toothpaste. Depending on what kind of baby is age, it is necessary to choose the appropriate composition of the paste correctly and as carefully as possible.
If the baby is not yet three years old, fluoride-free pasta is suitable, because children usually swallow it.
Being very small, the crumbs - due to the fact that their motor skills have not yet formed - cannot independently clean their teeth. Therefore, mothers and fathers are urged to help clean out the teeth of their children. This should be done until the baby learns to take good care of the teeth well and correctly, and the parents will be confident about the health of their child.
An important point (!): you need to teach a child to rinse his mouth after each meal. Of great importance is whether the baby can not just take care of the oral cavity, but do it right. Moms and dads are required to make daily brushing a habit for the child.
We begin to clean the teeth of the child. How to properly care for the teeth of a year-old?
Babies at such a young age need constant oral hygiene, regardless of how many teeth they have already "pecked." If mom begins to care for her teeth from the very moment when they began to erupt, then when the baby reaches the year, he will already get used to the fact that his mouth is constantly clean.
In a year old, a baby can already be provided with his own toothbrush, on which there are rubber spikes.
Kids need to brush their teeth in a circular and wavy movements very carefully and accurately. These precautions are necessary in order not to damage the enamel of the baby’s teeth, which is still so gentle, and not cause injury to the gums. If the baby resists and does not allow you to brush your teeth, it will be more convenient to use a toothbrush that has an elastic bristle. Such a brush is easily put on the finger of one of the parents. Another option is to use the most ordinary gauze, moistening it before use in saline.
When to start brushing your child’s teeth? Tooth brushing techniques
There are a lot of such techniques. But if the baby does not have any specific diseases of the oral cavity or gums, the most usual method can be used. First, the outer surface of the teeth of the upper jaw is cleaned, it is necessary to start from the left edge. The brush will be correctly placed parallel to the floor and move it like a broom - with short movements from the gum down.
After that, pay attention to the chewing surface. It will be correct to apply reciprocating motion. And then - to the palatine part of the teeth. It is not necessary to carefully brush the parents themselves with a brush or force the grown children to do exactly the same. After all, it is very easy to damage the enamel, which is so thin. In addition, the impressions of the baby after such a procedure will not be very pleasant.
Any unpleasant sensation during brushing can lead to the fact that this event will be just flour for both the child and his parents.
The same applies to the procedure for cleansing the surface of the tongue, because many adults, trying to do this as thoroughly and involuntarily as they cause the gag reflex in the peanut, subsequently do not want to repeat such an experience. But this is completely in vain, because just a lot of microorganisms live here.
When to start brushing your child’s teeth? Lower jaw. Mouthwash
The baby's lower jaw needs to be cleaned in exactly the same way and in the same order as the upper one. When the whole process has come to its logical conclusion, we must ask the child to clench his teeth (or help him do this if he is still quite small). It will be very useful to massage the teeth together with the gums from left to right with simple circular movements.
After all, you need to rinse the child's mouth with warm boiled water. Parents must ensure that their little ones pay special attention to this final stage, because any toothpaste, even made for children, is the fruit of chemical technology. It is better not to leave it in your mouth for a long time.
Of course, it is also clear that all the above-mentioned subtleties of such an important process for a child’s health as brushing teeth, there is no sense in explaining to the baby in words. Parents will clean the youngest teeth, and older children need to show repeatedly by their own example repeatedly until they understand the order of the necessary actions. It’s more difficult at the very beginning. It is especially difficult to teach your baby not to swallow water after he rinses his mouth.
In each family, adults should try to find a special approach that would serve as a motivation for the daily ritual of brushing a child’s teeth. You can invent different stories and compose poems, accompanying them with each movement with a brush. You can brush your teeth with some toy, preferably your favorite baby. If this procedure is exciting for the child, he will be happy to expect the next brushing and not to fear.
Regular hygiene of the baby's oral cavity will be an excellent guarantee of success in preventive measures against caries and various complications. But this is so important for the health of the baby’s milk and molars.
