YOGYAKARTA - As parents, one of the biggest challenges is teaching children to protect cleanliness, for example, oral cavity hygiene. Regarding this one matter, in fact, this is not easy. Not a few children refuse to brush their teeth and have to chase a little bit before getting him to brush their teeth. So at what age is the best time to brush their teeth on children?
Having a dialogue about teeth, first of all you must first know about the child's dental phase. Reported by IDAI, universally children will pass 3 dental phases:
Launching from AI - CARE, brushing teeth begins when its first teeth grow (usually at the age of 6 months), you can start brushing your teeth with a wet towel and a small brush. Clean the gum twice a day, morning and night.
Choosing toothpaste and brushes
The choice of this toothbrush and toothpaste is very important. Reported by Betterhealth, here are the guidelines that can be used to help you:
No need to use toothpaste, brushing teeth can be done with water, but use a special brush according to age
Use toothpaste as much as corn with low fluoride content, usually in the child's toothpaste
You can use toothpaste with standard fluoride content that usually exists in adult toothpaste
Teach children to brush their own teeth
The phase of teaching the child to brush teeth begins by setting an example and getting used to the child with toothpaste and brushes. Here are the steps you can follow:
With age, children have much better motor skills so they can maintain their own teeth. Of course you still have to supervise, so that your children are not lazy to clean their teeth.
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Don't forget to invite children to have their teeth checked starting at the age of 2 years. Getting used to getting the child to checking teeth at the dentist clinic will make him realize the importance of maintaining oral and dental cavity hygiene.
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