Brushing for Toddler

[2010BEBES]

After readng this thread I realize how lucky we are that my grandson likes to brush his teeth. Maybe it is because we have been doing this before age 1?. There are this special 'toothbrush' that are really sonthing you pun on your finger in order to brush his teeth. Then we change to age 1 tooth brush and he accept ir willingly. We use babies toothpaste and not too much.  Now he does it alone somtimes but we check to ensure that he is doing it correctly.
This is done 3 times a day after each meal and not once a day.
If your baby is aroun 8 month, try starting toothbrushing and more than sure you won't have a problem later on.

[rixu]

i get the same problem when my E was a lillte baby about age 8 month when she just started getting her teeths. but with the prectice we dont get it difficult now. but to make brushing teeths easier and enjoy time i read moral story for her about brushing teeth. we some times brush together, watching the mirror or some times to sing some songs. toddlers do like copying us so set example for them

[waterdreamer]

When my sin was difficult to brush I use to have him watch me. The cutesy thing was when he saw me brushing with my electric tooth brush and picked his up and said "vvvvvv" and pretended his manual brush was electric. My favorite memory of brushing teeth.

[kizudo]

I wanted to mention this, too.  We have a toy crocodile that has a mouth that opens.  Inside are many, many teeth.  Our son has a toothbrush in his toy box that whenever his crocodile "eats" something he can brush his teeth.  So cute...my son even sings the little toothbrush song as he brushes and pauses to let the crocodile spit.

[tatianna]

great idea with the toy crocodile 
love it, love it, love it
karma to you

[blueeyedbaby]

my 9 month old is getting milk-rot cavities in his front teeth. everything that i have tried has ended in him screaming. I cannot get him to brush his teeth for anything! any suggestions?

[TmS]

We never had any problems brushing teeth, unless our son was over tired in which case it was a no go and he'd scream and carry on.

One game he loved when he was about one was brushing daddy's teeth. My husband would brush his teeth while holding our bub and then he'd let him take over then they'd brush together. I could never do it, if he puts the brush too far in I want to be sick ,kind of ruins the mood.

We still brush teeth as a family once a day and he brushes the rest of the day on his own. We don't do it straight after feeds because we were told it can do more harm, it has to do with ph level in the mouth.

I've also heard that having a drink of water straight after food or drink can at least rinse the sugar (breast milk apparently has more than cows milk!) off their teeth and give their teeth a break.

Love the crocodile idea, that is brilliant! What a kind boy taking such good care of his friend!

[goodnightmoon]

My 4 year old refused to brush his teeth until i bought him one of those toothbrushes that he can hear the music in his head while he brushes. now he dances at the bathroom sink instead of screaming! thank you inventors!

[hypatia]

my 9 month old is getting milk-rot cavities in his front teeth. everything that i have tried has ended in him screaming. I cannot get him to brush his teeth for anything! any suggestions?

Blue-eyes baby, have you seen a dentist about this? My little cousin started having discoloration on his front teeth early on, the next step was a front tooth which broke in two after a fall, and the dentist diagnosed hypoplastic (hypoplaty?) which is a lack of enamel and needs to be treated asap.
Just thought I'd mention it in case it's not cavities....

[ShenLi]

Blueeyedbaby - please do get your baby's teeth checked by a dentist.  Tooth decay at 9 months is serious problem and you really should check that there are no other underlying problems that could be causing it. 

As for brushing - have your tried using your finger in his mouth?  Tooth decay is caused by the acid by-product of sugar being metabolised by bacteria in the mouth.  It can be neutralised by agents like fluoride and xylitol which are found in children's toothpaste.  Just apply a little bit onto your finger and rub it onto the teeth.  You can also wrap your finger with a wash cloth and use it to wipe the surfaces of your baby's teeth, or use one of those finger brushes.

Good luck!

[dadsrock]

My 2 year old had milk rot cavities when he was about 10 months or so too. He brushed his teeth every night and still got them. the dentist suggested that we not give him anything to drink in a bottle after brushing his teeth and that started a bed time issue which we still have. the cavities got filled and he hasn't had any more since then so maybe try that

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