{"id":309,"date":"2007-05-30T18:55:23","date_gmt":"2007-05-30T18:55:23","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2021-06-17T09:39:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T13:39:00","slug":"let-s-brush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/2007\/05\/let-s-brush\/","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s Brush"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to a Dentist, your kid should start brushing her own teeth as soon as she&#8217;s willing to try and once they are old enough consider setting up an appointment at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.durhamdental.net\/services\/neuromuscular-dentures\/\">https:\/\/www.durhamdental.net\/services\/neuromuscular-dentures\/<\/a>. You can clean them with a wet cloth or gauze until it&#8217;s time for a tooth brush. Using plain water, gently brush the teeth on both the outside and inside surfaces twice a day. Tell your child that these are the proper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eccellasmiles.com\/8-habits-you-should-avoid-if-you-wish-to-keep-your-teeth-and-gums-healthy\/\">habits to keep your gums healthy<\/a> and to keep them away from gum disease or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nvdentists.com\/services\/perioscopy\/\">periodontal disease<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If your child fusses when it&#8217;s time to brush, it might help to buy her a toothbrush with a special cartoon character on it.<\/p>\n<p>Liz Birka White, a mother of three in Diablo, California, says this worked well for all her children. &#8220;My firstborn really hated brushing until I bought him an Elmo toothbrush. From that day on, he couldn&#8217;t get enough. It was just the ticket I needed to interest him in brushing.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.daytonabeachdentalimplants.com\/\">Read More Here<\/a> about how to have a nice visit to the dentist.<\/p>\n<p>You can also let your child have several brushes in different colors so that she can choose the one she wants when it&#8217;s time to brush.<\/p>\n<p><cite>The American Academy of Pediatrics<\/cite> and most pediatric dentists say it&#8217;s a good idea to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocksmiles.com\/\">find a dentist nyc<\/a> to bring your child to around the time she turns 1 y.o., just in case there&#8217;s a problem that your family doctor missed or couldn&#8217;t diagnose. If your child still hasn&#8217;t sprouted his first tooth by 16 months, or if you notice tooth decay, mention it to your pediatrician, who will likely refer you to a dentist office such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.opencare.com\/patients-blog\/how-to-make-a-dentist-appointment\">Opencare<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a Dentist, your kid should start brushing her own teeth as soon as she&#8217;s willing to try and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[385,384,382,209,383,264],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Let&#039;s Brush - 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