#asktheexpert at which age should babies start brushing their teetg

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ExpertNiharika PandeyPediatric Dentist4 years ago

A. hi, you can start brushing your child's teeth as soon as the first tooth erupts, you can use silicon finger toothbrush along with rice grain size amount of nonfluoridated toothpaste for 1-2 minutes

Shaista TarannumMom of a 16 yr 6 m old boy4 years ago

A. you should start cleaning his teeth from the day the first tooth has sprouted... clean his teeth and mouth everyday twice... use finger brush for the starting... then you can move to the baby brush later on when the baby have all the teeth... especially the inside one.. Later you can go for any kid toothbrush with soft bristle... there are many kid brushes available in the market... they have mentioned the age group in it too. . please select as per the kids age group.. don't use toothpaste until he knows how to spit out... You can just brush his teeth with water and toothbrush only till then .. or can use fluoride free toothpaste..as there is no harm in swallowing the fluoride free toothpaste... Generally the babies don't like to use toothpaste... So don't try to force the Toothpaste till they don't accept it... go for kids special toothpaste like Colgate junior, Chico, piegon, Mee Mee Mee etc. go for non flouride toothpaste upto 3 years ....then toothpaste having less than 500 ppm flouride for kids upto 6 years... Start with rice grain size toothpaste upto 3 years then gradually increase it to pea size toothpaste .. rinse his mouth everytime after feed... or simply just give him some water to drink... Refrain from using feeding bottle... Instead go for sippy cup and glasses... Limit the intake of sugar and sweet things...