Have you ever wondered when to start taking care for your child’s oral health?
If your answer is when the tooth starts to decay/black spot or when your child complains of pain, you are probably wrong.
The oral care starts right after birth.
Yes, you heard it right. You must start cleaning your child’s gum pad with wet gauze/cotton wrapped around your finger even before the teeth erupts.
So your next question might be when to start brushing?
You must brush your child’s teeth as soon as it starts erupting.
Few parents might think it’s just milk teeth and eventually it will be replaced by permanent ones then why all the strain in maintaining the milk teeth.
Having a healthy set of milk teeth is as imperative as having healthy set of permanent teeth.
Here are few reasons why you need to take care of milk teeth.
- Efficient chewing
- Proper speech
- Preserves space and aids in eruption of permanent teeth .
- Jaw development
When must be the First dental visit for a child?
We recommend that a child must have his/her first dental visit as soon as she turns one or within six months after the first tooth erupts.
So, let’s see how to brush. Use a smear of fluoridated tooth paste as soon as they erupt and pea sized amount above age 3 years and gently brush your child’s teeth twice daily.
What happens at your first dental visit?
The first dental visit is usually short and this visit gives an opportunity for your child to familiarize with the office and give a positive first experience not associated with pain / needles/ any unpleasant experience. Healthy habits are set for a lifetime. Schedule your next visit at every six months.
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