As soon as the baby appear first teeth, you need to take care to buy a toothbrush and toothpaste, to take care to look after them. How to choose?
Proper dental care - the basis of a healthy and beautiful smile, if you teach the crumbs to brush your teeth and pick up for it right accessories and tools, you can avoid weight problems. So what's toothbrush and toothpaste child needs?
What are the brushes and how to choose?
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- The brush should be of age, the child-friendly and not too stiff bristles.
- For the smallest crumbs will need a special silicone brush that is worn on her mother's finger. This brush will clean the first teeth, tongue, soothe gums during teething accustom the baby to systematically take care of the oral cavity in the future.
- Choose a bright beautiful brush, if the baby is big enough to entrust this important task to him. Do not make brushing a punishment, try to interest the crumbs, create a game about space pirates, who settled on Zubkov and brought them space bacteria. Make sure that the child brushing his teeth with pleasure!
- Choose a brush with natural bristles and change it every 2-3 months, because the bristles are particles of plaque and food.
What are toothpastes and how to choose?
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Toothpastes are hygienic and are therapeutic and prophylactic prescribers dentist. Therapeutic and prophylactic pastes contain plant and biologically active substances, which reduce inflammation of the gums and mucosa, various salts, phosphates and fluorides for tooth mineralization.
Hygienic paste just teeth from plaque purified and rid of halitosis.
Pastes group 0+. These pastes are suitable kiddies from the first tooth and up to 4 years, they do not contain dyes, flavorings and harmful additives, as the child might swallow it.
Paste 4+. The paste for a preschooler is to choose, given its composition. So, as part of the minerals should be, but in any case not allowed abrasives as they can damage the enamel on your teeth.
Adults toothpastes. Conventional "adult" pastes child can use from the age of seven. But make sure that the child is carefully brushed my teeth and rinse your mouth.
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