A Baby’s dental health should start with the mother. A woman in pregnancy should have a balanced diet so that the child can have normal skeletal development and healthy teeth growth.
An infant should begin teething about age of 6 month. This is when the baby teeth are starting to come in. It is important that the mother does not allow the baby to sleep with milk or juice bottle in their mouth. Otherwise, the accumulation of milk/juices in the mouth will promote tooth decay. This is called the baby-bottle-syndrome.
At the infant ages, mother can try to clean the baby teeth with a clean wet cloth, preferably after each meal. As the baby gets older, a small manual toothbrush can be used to brush the teeth. Only a small amount of toothpast, about the size of a pea, is needed for each brushing.
Also, the parents can take the child as early as one years old to the dentist for a simple checkup. This would allow the child to get accustomed seeing the dentist. Also this develops a healthy dental hygiene habit that teaches the child the importance of dental health.
Written by Daniel Tee, DDS, MS
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