Taking Care of Baby’s Teeth

It is important that you take good care of your child’s teeth. Since your child is still not cognizant of their importance, you must be the one to take the lead. Starting your child with good oral hygiene at an early age will influence your child’s dental habits in the future. Once taking care of their teeth becomes a routine, they will find it easier for them to keep the practice forever.

Even the so-called “milk teeth” must be given proper care. Despite of them being temporary, they actually function just like the permanent teeth do. They help your child in chewing the food and in speaking clearly. Apart from that, they will determine the permanent teeth’s quality. Baby teeth also cleave to spaces in order for the permanent teeth to become straight. With appropriate care, they will grow in to be strong and healthy.

More often than not, mothers tend to neglect the “milk teeth” because of the notion that the set will soon fall off one by one and a new set will come in. However, that is a wrong principle to follow.

Procedure for Baby’s Oral Hygiene

You must start taking caring of your child’s gums and teeth the moment they are born. Wipe the gums and tongue gently with soft cloth. Moisten it first before going about the procedure after every feeding. This will prevent the whitish build-up of milk on the tongue as well as put a stop to bacteria that tend to colonize the oral cavity. Your baby’s sweet breath will also be maintained.

Whenever the set of baby teeth begin to appear which normally happens between 5-6 months with lower central incisors as the first to show up. Your baby will probably experience pain upon teething because the gums will be swollen on the area where the tooth will come out. Rub the gums gently with your finger or let your baby chew on a pacifier or a teething ring to help ease the pain.

Start cleaning the erupted teeth with soft bristled toothbrush twice a day. Giving fluoride to your baby is not necessary at this point. Fluoride would be needed when the child reaches the age of four years old. However, your child’s first visit to the dentist must occur within six months of the first tooth.

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