Hello , my son is 22months old ,he doesn't allow me to clean his teeth and tongue,if I tried to do it forcefully he wld bite me and start crying .pls let me know how to clean his tounge

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ExpertDr. Garima VermaDentist4 years ago

A. hello ma'am you can try with soft finger based brush and later on you can move to normal age appropriate toothbrush. . . . . . . . . . . .. . .

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Dr. Vaibhav jainFather of a 5 yr 9 m old girl4 years ago

A. it's nrimal be gentle. as per this what you have mentioned here the issue appears to be normal and fine not to worry about as this is normal and fine so no concern about this at all

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