Best way to clean baby teeth?

I have a 10 month old with 6 baby teeth. Although he likes to stick his toothbrush in his mouth, he hates his teeth being cleaned and just closes his mouth tightly! Any suggestions? And, how often do you need to clean a baby's teeth?

Best way to clean baby teeth?
Chewing on a damp cloth is good. But start working towards getting the baby to cooperate. Show him how you brush your teeth. Keep up every night trying to brush his. Also, give him water to drink right before bed to rinse any sugar out of his mouth. Even baby formula contains some sugar and it is important to make sure he doesn't go to bed with all that residue in his mouth. Patience is the best bet when dealing with a baby. He will eventually get it. Especially if you show him how you do it all the time. He will eventually want to copy you.
Reply:I used a regular face cloth on my children
Reply:Use a damp cloth before he goes to bed.
Reply:let him chew on a wet washcloth-no soap.
Reply:You can get soft toothbrush sleeves that go over the tip of your finger, you can add a tiny spot of baby toothpaste and rub over the teeth gently, works great.


They need to be cleaned at least once/twice a day
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Sit yourself down (toilet seat or chair) with your child’s back towards you.





Place your child between your legs.





Place your legs around your child so that you have the child’s lower body in a control position.





Place the child’s head between your torso and your arm so that you prevent the head from moving.





Hold both of the child’s hands together in your left hand.





Pick up a soft wet toothbrush. No toothpaste is necessary at this age. Toothpaste may sting the child’s mouth, cause gagging, and even be swallowed, which is not a good idea. It is the physical act of brushing that actually sweeps the decay-carrying bacteria from the teeth and gums.





Using the heel of the brush, slide the brush between the lips and alongside the cheek. Turn brush so the bristles are against the teeth and gums, and very quickly, go back and forth, gently scrubbing the teeth and gums. If your child is crying, it may even be easier, since the mouth is already open.





This should take no more than one minute, and you can sing, laugh, or just enjoy the moment, knowing that you are doing a really good thing for your child. This is a true act of love.
Reply:my hubby is a dentist our 18 monthes old baby does the same as yours, my hubby says it's important that baby's teeth should be brush when the baby wakes up in the morning and before eating anything coz bad germs gather and multiply during sleep, that's why they should be killed in the morning as soon as the baby wakes up and before eating, hold your baby and brush the teeth in any direction when baby close his mouth close his nose to open his mouth and leave the nose when the mouth is open and quickly brush teeth, he will cry first few days then he'll get used to this
Reply:The biting down is natural, you just have to find something that works with it!! :) I hope this helps:





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"baby's first toothbrush"





They have the greatest baby products. Good luck!
Reply:use a wet cloth
Reply:you gotta make your kid comfortable with brushing his teeth. try a difrent brand of toothpaste for him. my daughter loves brushing her teeth. she loves tv commercials of toothpaste. and whenever she sees me brush my teeth, she wants to do the same also. and also, buy your kid some cute toothbrush, like his favrite character. or let im decide what he wants.





or the way you brush his teeth is the reason he doesn't wanna brush his teeth. maybe he's hurt or your applying too much pressure. let him brush by himself, and don't worry if he hasn't cleaned his teeth that well. they'll grew another tooth when they grew up.





what matters is that they learn that it is part of their grooming. that they need to brush their teeth. still, if he doen't want to brush, just wait. sooner or later he'll ask for his brush and toothpaste after eating a meal. you'll be surprised.
Reply:So it isn't just my son that does this then...!





I found that using a baby toothbrush and before I take him out of the bath on an evening I brush his teeth, it was difficult at first but I just explained to him what I was doing and why and that mammy has nice clean teeth and after about 2 weeks - All I say now is lets clean teeth and he gives me a beaming smile and shows his teeth, after a while I even put on a little toothpaste which also seemed to help.





You may find if he has another tooth coming through he will not let you near where it is coming through.





But persevere....
Reply:get one of those little baby brushes that go over your finger and get good tasting toothpaste, at least two times a day, or you could get the toothbrushes that vibrate while the brissles spin, all babies and young children love that.
Reply:try gerber grins and giggles toothpaste. it's fruit flavored and doesn't have flouride, so it's ok for babies to swallow. it comes with an infant gum brush; it's easier to use than a toothbrush and won't slip in the mouth.



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