NO.1: Timing Start: The time when the first baby tooth emerges is usually between 6 months old and 1 year old. Stop: The time when all 20 milk teeth come in, between 2 and 3 years old. Steps to clean your baby’s teeth 1. Wrap a small piece of cut gauze around your index finger. 2. Dip the small piece of gauze into warm water. 3. Stick the water-soaked gauze into your baby’s mouth and wipe each corner of the mouth 1 to 2 times. NO.2: Symptoms As the tooth germ grows in the mouth, we know that the tooth has grown when it breaks through the gums and is visible to us. However, before the tooth breaks through the gums completely, the gums may be bulging, and some babies’ gums may even become red due to inflammation. Teething is a natural part of the body’s growth and theoretically doesn’t involve any other medical conditions. However, the process of teething is like a seed emerging from inside the soil and must break through some barriers. This means that as the tooth works to drill its way out of the gums, it is inevitable that there will be a wound-like area around the gums to the point of discomfort. If the mouth is not clean enough at this point, then the chances of inflammation of the gums are high and it can lead to a fever. In the emergence of the first teeth, may also happen to be the baby anorexia and began to add complementary foods stage, at this time the mother must help the baby to clean the teeth, do not let the unclean oral environment to increase the burden on the baby’s gums. NO.3: order Although each baby’s milk teeth development time will not be exactly the same, but in general, the order of eruption of 20 milk teeth is still traceable. Order First incisors on the lower palate (2 in total) First incisors on the upper palate (2 in total) Positioned in the middlemost two of the lower row of the dental bed. Located in the center most two of the upper row of the dental bed. They come in one after another when your baby is 6 to 7 months old. Palatal second incisors (2 in total) Lower palatal second incisors (2 in total) Located on the incisors on both sides of the first incisor in the upper row of the dental bed. The incisors are located on both sides of the first incisor of the lower row of teeth. They come in when the baby is 7-8 months old. First molars (4 in total) are located slightly behind the dentition. They come in when your baby is 12 to 15 months old. Canines (4 in total) are located on both sides of the second incisors. They come in when your baby is 18 to 20 months old. Second molars (4 in total) are located behind the first molars. They will come in when your baby is 24 to 36 months old. NO.4: Nutrition Q1: Does early teething indicate better nutrition? A: According to current medical research, teething and nutrition cannot be equated. Most researchers believe that teething has as much to do with genetics as height and weight. Q2: Do I need to add special calcium if my baby’s teeth are slow to come in? A: The hardness of teeth is indeed related to calcium, but it has nothing to do with the ability of babies to grow teeth. If your baby is over 1 year old and has not yet developed teeth, you must have a professional dentist do an examination as soon as possible to determine whether there is tooth germ in the tooth bed. NO.5: Diet Q: My baby is teething during breastfeeding, what should I do next? Do I need to quit breastfeeding? A: This question varies from person to person. Nowadays, many babies insist on drinking breastmilk until they are 1 to 2 years old, and the mothers are still breastfeeding them (not bottle-feeding them). It is not true that these babies are not teething, but the babies themselves will suck on the breast, so they won’t hurt the mothers’ nipples. Of course, if the baby is teething and often bites the mother’s nipple, then it is recommended to express breastmilk into the bottle to feed. It is worth mentioning: many mothers think that breast milk and milk is fluid food, so they mistakenly think that they don’t need to clean their teeth after drinking, in fact, as long as they eat, then they have to clean their teeth, and if the milk scale can’t be removed, the same will be hoarded on the surface of the teeth and in the crevices. NO.6: Protection Q1: The baby is teething, love to bite things, need to give his teeth plus a special retainer? A: If the baby does love to breast-bite things when he is teething, then he can be given auxiliary items suitable for biting, but attention must be paid to the material and safety, for example, the size should be moderate, the color does not come off, etc., so that there is no danger of swallowing into the abdomen and poisoning. In addition, the baby’s biting objects must be cleaned frequently, just as important as teeth cleaning work. Q2: Babies not only love to grind their teeth, but also especially love to bite hard things, will this affect the growth of teeth? A: When the baby is teething, although parents can already see the growing teeth, but in fact, the roots have not yet grown well, because the roots need at least 2 to 3 years to be fully stabilized, just like building a house foundation has not yet been laid. Therefore, if the baby often bites too hard things at this time, it may make the teeth injured or nerve damage, etc., and even the alignment of the teeth will also be affected, such as growing out of the violent teeth. Q3: What should I do if my baby’s teeth have big gaps? Will it affect the growth and beauty of permanent teeth in the future? A: It does not matter if the gap between baby teeth is a little bit big, it is not easy to hide dirt, and it is even helpful for tooth replacement in the future, because the teeth have to change from 20 baby teeth to 32 permanent teeth, and it needs a bigger space to spare. If the gap between the milk teeth is too small, it is more likely that the permanent teeth will grow crooked and have problems in the future. NO.7: Dental Disease Q1: If my baby has cavities, do I need to see a dentist for treatment? A: Many parents mistakenly think that their babies will change their teeth, so they don’t go to the dentist to deal with decayed milk teeth. In fact, milk teeth will definitely affect the development of permanent teeth in the future, because once the nerve of the teeth is eroded, it will affect the development of permanent teeth. Therefore, timely treatment must be based on the degree of tooth decay in your baby. Small cavities can be filled in as long as they are decayed, and if they have been decayed to the bottom, then extraction is also necessary. Q2: Is it possible for babies to be born with missing teeth? A: According to the above teething order chart, if your baby’s teeth are not in the normal order, or if it is obvious that some teeth are missing, there is a possibility that your baby may have congenital missing teeth and other problems, which must be diagnosed by a professional dentist. NO.8: Cleaning In order to let the baby have a mouthful of good teeth, it is necessary to start from the age of 0 to help the baby develop a good habit of cleaning the mouth. From the birth of the baby began to drink milk, it is best to insist that every time after drinking milk to the baby to clean the mouth, to gauze cleaning or give the baby with water rinse can be. Even if your baby is resistant to oral hygiene without complementary foods, you should clean your baby’s mouth at least once a day before he or she goes to sleep at night. Teething When your baby is teething, the bed of the teeth, the gums and the flesh of the teeth are all very fragile, and if there is milk scale or food debris resting on them, it will make the condition of the gums, which are already slightly inflamed, even worse. Therefore, we must pay attention to cleaning the teeth in the teething area, but the force should not be too strong, so as not to hurt the growing teeth. Cleaning method: As mentioned in the previous 3 steps, remember to wipe the teething area several times. After teething, the teeth should be brushed with a soft toothbrush specially designed for children, while the whole mouth can still be cleaned with gauze or towel dipped in water. If the baby is able to hold things with his hands at this time, you can let the baby learn to brush his teeth. Teeth cleaning method: 1, must be at the same time to “toothbrush brushing + gauze” to clean the mouth. 2, gauze cleaning oral cavity method as before. 3.When brushing the baby’s teeth with a toothbrush, the method is the same as that of adults, paying attention to each side of the teeth to be brushed. 4, the baby brushes once, and then the parents give the baby a brush, and finally check whether it is clean or not. NO.9: Bottle caries This is a kind of dental problem that occurs on the surface of milk teeth (especially incisors), mainly caused by the baby sucking milk while sleeping. Originally the surface structure of milk teeth is relatively fragile, if the baby’s mouth is full of milk and not completely swallowed, it will be with the role of bacteria in the mouth, and over time it will destroy the surface of the milk teeth and invade the deep teeth. To prevent bottle caries, every time after feeding the milk should be used to rinse the baby’s mouth with plain water, or directly help the baby brush and clean the mouth. Also, remember not to let your baby sleep with the bottle. NO.10: Visiting the Dentist After your baby’s first tooth comes in and before he/she reaches the age of 1, even if your baby doesn’t have any problem with his/her teeth, parents are advised to take your baby to the dentist for the first time and to develop the habit of regular follow-up checkups, as many dental problems need to be tracked for a long period of time. It is also recommended to have routine and follow-up oral checkups at least once every six months after your baby reaches the age of one.