No matter how important brushing your teeth is, it seems to be a daunting task to do first thing in the morning after waking up. However, for your growing offspring, brushing regularly in the right way is highly important to ensure good oral hygiene and getting rid of bacteria. Moreover, brushing your child’s teeth right from a tender age will also reduce the chances of tooth decay, cavity, and other dental issues. By brushing your child’s teeth right from a young age, your child will become familiar with the practice and refrain from avoiding it in the future.
Parents often wonder when it is the right age to start brushing their child’s teeth, what is the best way to do it, how can we make it a more fun? Etc. To address this topic, our team of some of the best pediatric dentists in Pune has offered their insights on the subject. Oswal Dental is one of the most established dental clinics in Pune. Apart from offering a plethora of advanced and modern dental treatments, we also guide our patients to ensure they maintain a high level of oral hygiene. We have a vast amount of experience in the dental field and hence, we help parents who are not aware of how they should take care of their child’s dental hygiene.
Tips to brush your baby’s teeth
1. Ensure you are brushing your child’s teeth in a well-lit room. Moreover, to find the best angle to brush, lay your child on your knee and slowly turn their head slightly towards the back.
2. Do not use a large quantity of fluoride toothpaste; a pea-sized amount is good enough.
3. Brush in a circular motion and ensure the brush reaches all the teeth.
4. Teach your child that it is essential to spit the toothpaste after brushing
5. Do not rinse with a lot of water as some fluoride may remain in the mouth.
6. Ensure you supervise your child while brushing until they are around 6-7 years old.
What is the best way to brush baby teeth?
Make it a fun activity
Make the entire activity fun for your child. Today, there is a wide range of colorful toothbrushes that come with different themes such as cartoons, movie characters, etc. You can also help them pick a colorful toothpaste.
Start educating about dental hygiene
It is important to teach your child the importance of dental hygiene right from a young age to avoid dental complications in the future. The more comfortable they are with brushing their teeth, the more likely they are to pay attention to what you are teaching them.
Be the example
By making brushing a group activity, not only you are making it more fun, but you are also giving your child the confidence in brushing. Furthermore, by showing your child that you regularly brush your teeth yourself, they are likely to learn the habit from you and will take the activity more seriously.
Oswal Dental is one of the best dental clinics in Pune. Our staff has rich experience in the dental field and strive hard to offer the best dental treatments to all our patients. Moreover, our team of some of the most dedicated and professional pediatric dentists in Pune who use their expertise to treat all our patients with utmost care and precision.
Dr. Nitin Oswal
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