Do you know when babies should start brushing their teeth? What if the child doesn't adapt to the taste of toothpaste? How old should a child go to the dentist? As parents, you must have a lot of question marks. Don't worry. For the nine doubts of parents, the pediatrician of Beijing Union Medical College Hospital "packed" to explain to you. When should infants start brushing their teeth? Relevant guidelines in various countries, including the guidelines for oral health of Chinese residents, recommend that parents brush their children's teeth from the time their first tooth erupts. Combined with personal experience, it is suggested that parents can start brushing their children's teeth after their children's first tooth completely grows out. The law of behavior development tells us that all kinds of behavior habits are easier to develop when we are younger. When children over the age of 1 or even over the age of 2 come to see a doctor, when they are instructed by the doctor to "brush their teeth every day and go to the stomatology department for examination every six months", many parents will complain that "children don't let them brush". The root cause is that they don't give their children the habit of brushing their teeth from infancy. It's hard to establish the habit of brushing their teeth when their self-awareness and resistance are enhanced. In addition, when the child is a little older, parents can't give up compromise because the child cries. Good habits also need to be adhered to. You can't eat rice and brush your teeth all day. What tools are used to brush children's teeth? Before the child is 1 year old, he mainly eats milk and paste supplementary food. He can brush his teeth with silicone finger brush or toothbrush. After the age of 1, children have more opportunities to eat refined carbohydrates (such as wheat doughnuts, popcorn, biscuits, etc.). Because such foods are easier to adhere to teeth, they need to use a toothbrush suitable for children's oral size. It should be noted that the bristles of the toothbrush should not be too hard. The hard bristles are not easy to clean the gap between teeth and gums, but the softer the better. The toothbrush with no rows of bristles is as soft as a face brush, and the brushing force is not enough, so it can not effectively clean the teeth. If it is difficult for parents to judge whether the child's toothbrush is suitable, they can ask the child's stomatologist to help identify it. How do children bite their toothbrush when brushing their teeth? Small month old infants can use children's brushing auxiliary finger sleeves made of hard plastic to help brush their teeth. Under what circumstances do you floss? Each child has a different size of tooth space. For children with close contact between adjacent teeth, it is recommended to use dental floss from infancy to help remove areas that are difficult to clean with the toothbrush, such as between teeth. Can babies use fluoride toothpaste? The anti caries mechanism of fluoride is mainly bacteriostasis, acid resistance and mineralization promotion. It is stipulated in the prevention policy of early childhood dental caries by the British national medical service system and the American children's Dental Association, The dosage of fluoride toothpaste each time is: one wipe under the age of 3 (rice grains are big), peas are big at the age of 3-6, and the fluoride concentration of toothpaste is not less than 1000ppm. Children under the age of 3 will not keep toothpaste and saliva from swallowing like adults, so it is necessary to control the amount of toothpaste; children over the age of 3 can understand some instructions, but it is inevitable that the dental paste will stimulate the salivary gland when brushing their teeth, and once there is more saliva, it is easy to swallow with toothpaste. Therefore, refer to the above instructions The amount can avoid excessive fluoride intake caused by swallowing toothpaste. What if you don't adapt to the taste of toothpaste? Many children under the age of 2 can't accept the slightly irritating taste of toothpaste and dislike it as "spicy", so they should emphasize relying on mechanical action to clean their teeth. Children over 2 years old can adapt to the taste of toothpaste and need to brush their teeth with fluoride toothpaste. Parents can guide their children from less to more and try gradually. For example, when children use it for the first time, they only use a little (less than the size of millet grains), and then gradually add it to the size of rice grains after children adapt to the taste of toothpaste. How old do children start going to the dentist? The American Academy of pediatric dentistry recommends that children receive their first dental examination within 6 months after the eruption of their first tooth, and no more than 1 year old at the latest. After that, routine examination should be carried out every 6 months to receive professional fluoride treatment. For children who are particularly prone to dental caries, children's stomatology experts recommend an oral examination every three months. When must I quit night milk? Most children have grown 8 incisors (incisors) at the age of 1 year and 4 molars (notches) between the age of 1 year and 1.5 years. At this time, it is more necessary to increase the "firepower" to protect their teeth 。 The American Academy of pediatric stomatology recommends stopping night feeding and sleeping for children aged 12-18 months. Breastfeeding for more than 12 months will increase the risk of dental caries. Children who breastfeed or drank milk frequently at night will have a greater risk of dental caries. How old can a child brush his teeth? Some people think that children can start brushing their teeth at the age of 3, which is not accurate. Because each child's brain maturity and fine motor development are different, we can't cut across the issue of "how old children can brush their teeth by themselves". Therefore, we suggest that preschool children brush their teeth with the help of their parents; After primary school, children with fine motor development can brush their teeth under the supervision of their parents. Parents can help their children deeply clean their teeth by checking their children's brushing effect and helping their children use dental floss. (outlook new era)