At what age is it best for children to start brushing their teeth?

The teeth of the human body are very important. Only when the teeth are kept healthy can the body be kept in a relatively healthy state. If the teeth show symptoms of disease, it will affect the normal diet, and the body will also be affected, resulting in diseases and other health problems. Therefore, protecting your teeth is very important. So at what age is it best for children to start brushing their teeth? Today we will introduce it to you.

Generally speaking, when a child is two and a half years old and all 20 deciduous teeth have erupted, you can start teaching the child to brush his teeth; around the age of three, the child should be encouraged to develop the habit of brushing his teeth in the morning and evening and rinsing his mouth after meals.

Brushing your teeth can not only clean your teeth and remove dental plaque, but also massage the gums, promote blood circulation in the gums, improve local nutrition and oxygen supply, facilitate tissue metabolism, and enhance the gums' resistance to disease. Therefore, brushing teeth is a good and effective way to maintain oral hygiene and prevent tooth decay and periodontal disease:

The correct way to brush teeth for infants and young children

When brushing your teeth, you should include three tooth surfaces: the inner surface, the outer surface, and the horizontal chewing surface. Pay special attention to cleaning the back molars (lingual side) and upper molars (buccal side), as these are the areas most likely to be missed when brushing your baby's teeth.

The following steps can teach you how to brush your baby's teeth correctly:

In addition, you must adhere to the "three-two system" when brushing your teeth, that is, brush your teeth three times a day, and pay attention to the time before going to bed at night; the three surfaces of the teeth (cheek, tongue, and biting surface) must be brushed, and each time you brush your teeth, you must brush carefully and thoroughly for 3 minutes.

Tips to make your baby love brushing teeth

Babies aged two or three need to start brushing their teeth, but some children don’t like brushing their teeth. Reading this article will make brushing your baby’s teeth an easy thing.

1. Equipment tribe: armed to the teeth

"The baby has long been interested in the toothbrushing behavior of me and her father. She often compares her little hand to a toothbrush, puts it in her mouth, and brushes it up and down. Before letting her brush her teeth by herself, I took her to the mall and let her choose her own toothbrush tools. She picked a Mickey Mouse toothbrush, a yellow water cup, and mushroom-shaped toothpaste. She was very happy. From then on, brushing teeth became her favorite game."

2. Mutual help group: some are happy while others are sad

"My secret is to allow the baby to brush his dad's teeth when I brush his teeth for him. This way, the baby always asks to help his dad brush his teeth. When I help the baby brush his teeth, his attention is on helping his dad brush his teeth, so he naturally obeys. The one who suffers is naturally his dad, because the baby's little hands are not gentle enough and often make his dad very uncomfortable."

3. Demonstration group - you brush, I brush

"After the baby learns how to brush his teeth, he often gets lazy. So I brush his teeth with him before he goes to bed at night. The baby looks at me with a serious look, and he also brushes his teeth seriously. After the baby falls asleep, I often eat something, so I can only brush my teeth once more before going to bed."

In fact, when the child's first deciduous tooth erupts, you should start to take care of the baby's small teeth, because when the protease in the saliva breaks down food, it will leave a lot of bacteria. If you don't clean it in time, they will attach to the baby's tender teeth, which can easily lead to tooth decay.

After reading the above introduction, everyone should have a better understanding of at what age it is better for children to start brushing their teeth. In normal times, you can protect your child’s teeth according to the above introduction. It is also very important to cultivate the habit of caring for children's teeth, so that they can have healthy teeth and bodies in their future life. Don't eat too much sweets.