How Do I Care for My Baby's Teeth?

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My 5-month-old daughter is teething, but she hasn't gotten her first tooth yet. How should I care for her teeth when they come in? - Nicole

Proper dental care begins before your daughter's first tooth appears. Each day, run a clean, damp washcloth over her gums to clear away harmful bacteria.

Once her teeth begin to come in, follow these tips:

Brush teeth with an infant toothbrush. Use water and a tiny bit of fluoride toothpaste (about the size of a grain of rice). Use fluoride toothpaste that carries the American Dental Association's seal of acceptance. (If you are using baby toothpaste without the fluoride, keep it to the same amount because you still want to minimize any toothpaste that is swallowed.)

Once your baby's teeth touch, you can begin flossing in between them.

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Please don't use fluoride crap on your baby's teeth. His/her thyroid is also being developed, google how fluoride affects that.

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I'm pretty sure you're not supposed to use fluoride toothpaste on kids till they're at least 2 years old if not older because if they swallow it it's toxic.

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flouride is actually toxic waste, it solidifies on the pineal gland in the brain and stunts intellectual growth. No one should be using flouride ever. try Tomm's of maine it's a flouride free toothpaste.

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This is what I use on my 5mo old and he seems to like it we are now at stage two brush which massages his gums as well

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My daughter's 5 months now and she got her first two teeth at 15 wks ... I was told by a dentist that just wiping with a wet clothe  is good or using a soft tooth brush with water.. she's BF and I just started pablem. I've only been brushing them at night for the past wk.

Flossing I'm sure about that ..babe wouldn't stay still long enough for that lol

Personal I don't believe I started using baby toothpaste with my son until he was a yr old or close too

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The American Association of pediatrics now recommends fluoride as soon as teeth erupt,

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The AAP recommends lots of toothpastes with microbeads in also and those are very bad for you. I would say research safe toothpastes asks use those or just use water till they learn how to spit. I have heard that you actually don't need toothpaste at all to get clean teeth.

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Fluoride from eruption recommended by the AAP:

https://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/pages/aap-recommends-fluoride-to-prevent-dental-caries.aspx?nfstatus=401&nftoken=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&nfstatusdescription=ERROR:+No+local+token

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My dentist said just let them chew on a soft tooth brush, just make sure they aren’t trying to bite and pull out bristles. Toothpaste can be started at 1 year and his first visit sometime after his first birthday.

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Fluoride is amazing and an important nutrient.  Myself and my brother have NEVER HAD CAVITIES due to a flouride supplement daily in our multivitamin, and twice annual dentist visits with fluoride gel. They don't do the gel trays in kids anymore and I see a lot more cavities now than when i was a kid.

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