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 erupt, another 35% of mothers and fathers choose to teach their babies to brush their teeth after their baby teeth have grown in, and 15% of mothers and fathers choose to start cleaning their babies’ mouths before their babies’ teeth come out. So, when exactly can babies start brushing their teeth? Babies can use a toothbrush from the time they get their first milk teeth 0-6 months, parents wipe A few weeks after birth, babies can start using clean wet gauze wrapped around their fingers to help clean their mouths. Babies usually erupt their first teeth at 6 months (some babies delay this until they are about 1 year old, so parents don’t need to be too nervous), and there is no risk of tooth decay until then. From 6 months to 3 years old, parents should brush their 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 once he learns to brush on his own, to make sure you don’t use too much toothpaste. 3-6 years old, brush by yourself Brush twice in the morning and twice in the evening with a pea-sized amount of fluoride toothpaste, 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 type”, “gum cleaning type”, “tooth paste type”, etc. Parents are really confused. 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, based on the original greater than or equal to 50%, increased 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 the physiological characteristics of children Toothbrush bristle length should be ≤ 29mm, bristle width ≤ 11mm, brush head thickness ≤ 6mm, monofilament diameter ≤ 0.8mm, toothbrush full length of 110mm to 180mm, the size is 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 embryos that are in the period 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. Therefore, you should start to pay attention to a balanced diet and supplement sufficient calcium in infancy and early childhood, and you can also supplement it 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 appear and change 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.