9% of mothers and fathers choose to teach their babies to brush their teeth after the first baby tooth erupts; 14% of mothers and fathers choose to teach their babies to brush their teeth after several baby teeth have erupted; another 35% of mothers and fathers choose to teach their babies to brush their teeth after their baby teeth have grown in; 15% of mothers and fathers choose to start cleaning their babies’ mouths before their babies’ teeth come out. When can babies start brushing their teeth? Babies can use a toothbrush from the first milk tooth! 1, 0-6 months, parents wipe A few weeks after the baby is born, you can start to use clean wet gauze wrapped around the finger to help clean the mouth. Babies generally erupt their first teeth at 6 months (some babies will be delayed until about 1 year old, mom and dad need not be too nervous), before that there is no risk of tooth decay. Brush your baby’s teeth from childhood 2. 6 months to 3 years old, parents should brush your baby’s teeth with a toothbrush from the first tooth, and it is recommended to use fluoride toothpaste, no more than the size of a grain of rice each time. Remember to supervise your baby’s brushing when he learns to brush by himself to make sure he doesn’t use too much toothpaste. 3.3-6 years old, brush by yourself Each time you use a pea-sized fluoride toothpaste, brush your baby’s teeth twice in the morning and twice in the evening, and parents should still supervise the brushing and remind them not to swallow the toothpaste. How to choose a toothbrush for your baby? Nowadays, there are many children’s toothbrushes on the market, such as “bacteria inhibiting”, “gum cleaning”, and “tooth paste”, which are really confusing for parents. Parents should refer to the following 3 standards to choose a toothbrush for children: 1, the composition of the new national standard in the previous arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury, based on the five species, and added antimony, barium, selenium 3. Moms in the selection of toothbrushes for babies, be sure to follow this restrictive standards, carefully control the product composition yo. 2, the bristles should be softer flat bristles type toothbrush bristles monofilament top profile pass rate, in the original greater than or equal to 50%, based on the increase to greater than or equal to 70%, which means that the bristles of children’s toothbrushes to be more soft. Mothers should pay extra attention to the softness of the bristles when buying toothbrushes for babies. 3, in line with children’s physiological characteristics Toothbrush bristle length should be ≤ 29mm, bristle width ≤ 11mm, brush head thickness ≤ 6mm, monofilament diameter ≤ 0.8mm, toothbrush full length of 110mm to 180mm, size more suitable for baby’s mouth! There are more brands of baby finger toothbrushes and baby swallowable toothpaste for sale on the market, so you can buy selectively according to your needs. Do you also have these questions about your baby’s dental care? 1. Is it useful to supplement calcium after the teeth have erupted? The formation of hard tissues of all milk teeth starts in the fetal period and is completed within one year after birth at the latest. Therefore, oral calcium supplementation after the teeth erupt has little effect on the erupted teeth, but it can have an effect on the tooth germ that is in the stage of enamel calcification. In order to let your child have a well-developed teeth, calcium supplementation should start from pregnancy, pay attention to balanced nutrition, strengthen resistance, prevent systemic diseases, especially viral infectious diseases, especially important within three years old. 2.How to supplement calcium when baby is taking care of teeth? After the development of teeth is completed, it is no longer important to supplement calcium for teeth, so you should start to pay attention to a balanced diet and supplement sufficient calcium in infancy and early childhood, or through calcium supplements. 3. Is the late teething and slow tooth replacement caused by calcium deficiency? The baby teeth usually start to erupt at 6 months of age and are completely grown out by the age of 3, and are replaced by permanent teeth until the age of 12-13. If the teeth do not erupt and replace on time, excluding other diseases that affect growth and development, the first thing to consider is the lack of calcium in the body and affect the growth of teeth. Therefore, caring for teeth starts from babies!