How do you introduce dental hygiene to your child?

[mtgcnv67]

My baby's only 2 weeks old, but I'm curious about the future. How and when do you introduce dental hygiene to your baby?

I didn't take good care of my teeth when I was younger, and I want to raise my kids to brush every morning and night, and it only makes sense to start pushing that idea early. Not at 2 weeks of course, but that's what I'm asking about: when do you start brushing their teeth? When do you let them start brushing their own teeth? When they do, do you monitor them and have a routine "check" afterward to make sure they got everything?

 

[Kraziibych13]

After the childs primary teeth have came in its best to get a soft brush for the child. Tell your child its what big kids do and show them how to properly brush their teeth with toothpaste. -Hope This Helps.

 

[Dalton & Kaiah's Mommy]

You can get the brushes that fit on the tip of your finger for when they first get teeth and it is good to even wipe down the gums before the teeth show up. After they turn one, I got my kids one of their own to have and I let them "brush" and mommy helps finish.

 

[MommyLife]

You can start wiping their gums with a cloth now.
Then move on to a baby brush, one that goes on your finger or a real brush with gel bristles
Then move on to a toddler brush, with flavoured training toothpaste
Then move on to a kids brush

And so on

Let your child watch you bursh your teeth.

 

[?Mama De Riley?]

You can start cleaning your baby's mouth with a clean and wet cloth,clean her gums and tongue.
I started brushing his gums with a baby brush the ones you put in your finger when he was 4 months at 5 1/2 months he got his first 2 teeth so we started using a training fluoride-free toothpaste that is safe to swallow and at 6-7 months I got him a baby toothbrush,I still use it and he loves brushing his teeth cause he's use to it since he was so little we do it in the morning and at night. And I took him to the dentist at 15 months for the first time they cleaned his teeth and check that everything was ok and no cavities he has to go back in four months, he's 17 months now.