The ultimate goal is to have the bristles gently splayed out. Stroking it gently to remove all th…
The ultimate goal is to have the bristles gently splayed out. Stroking it gently to remove all the food accumulated on the tooth but not so hard to cause discomfort to your little one.
MORE BRUSHING TIPS
1) Use soft or extra soft bristle toothbrush once those baby teeth come in.
2) If you little one is not cooperating with u for brushing, try a wet gauze piece or a clean cloth to wipe those newly erupted teeth
3) Make big circles while brushing instead of up and down motion ( I ask my kid patients to make 20 circles).
4) Dont forget to clean the chewing surfaces too, rlthey naturally have grooves which retain a lot of food in them.
5) To motivate your child to brush for 2 mins, you can play a toothbrushing song that is 2 mins long.
6) Try to aim the tooth bristles towards the gum line so you donot miss out on the food accumulated near the gums.
7) Try and encourage your child for brushing in the night. My mother use to tell me " brush your teeth in morning to keep your friends but brush your teeth in night to keep your teeth.
8) If a child is adamant to DO IT HERSELF, try and play a game who does it best? in which you clean all the surfaces of their teeth and then let them do so.
P.s- try and make brushing fun for them more than a task.!! ( just sharing some of my ideas that i could think of how u can do so - make it a group activity, reward them after a good brushing session, use toothbrush of their fav cartoon)