When to start brushing babies first tooth

Question

Hi Everyone, my son is 7 months old and his first teeth (2 at the same time bless him!) have just broken through the gum. 
Do I start brushing them now? Or wait until the 5ooth is fully there rather than just the tip?
Also any recommendations for his first toothbrush? As a parent what's the easiest to use?
Thank you all ☺️

Answer

Brush now! As soon as the teeth poke through you can start brushing with a grain of rice sized amount of childrens toothpaste according to our pediatric dentist. You can also schedule their first dentist appointment as well. As it's recommended to go within 6 months of babes first tooth or their first birthday whichever comes first. We have been taking our girl since 9 months and she loves the dentist

Answer

Brush now! 
We started just before the tooth came through! My girl was 4.5m old though! 😂 She’s cutting her 9th tooth now at 10m. She had 8 by 7m! 
We use a regular baby tooth brush with bristles!

We chose to use fluoride free until 1yrs old. But you can and it is recommended to use fluoride toothpaste! Before they can spit, just use a rice grain size amount. After they learn to spit, you can use a normal pea size amount! 
My daughter LOVES brushing her teeth! 
We also let her use the banana teether training toothbrush with no toothpaste to just chew on all day! We still called it brushing teeth to her! We took it away once she had enough teeth to chew of the rubber bristles… poor teething babies!

Answer

Brush now. It's better to introduce brushing sooner than later. I waited until my kid was a year old and had 4 teeth to do it. My daughter is almost 2 and still has a hard time. I wish I would've started sooner.

When to start brushing babies first tooth

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