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what age to start brushing teeth

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  • 18-09-2012 9:30pm
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    Suucee
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    What age do you start brushing babies teeth. My lil one is nearly 5 months has 1 tooth and the second one wil probably be up in a few days. (hopefully).


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    Xdancer
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    I started dry brushing her teeth soon after she got her first one at almost 6 months. She thinks it's great fun!


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    Suucee
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    Xdancer wrote: »
    I started dry brushing her teeth soon after she got her first one at almost 6 months. She thinks it's great fun!
    Did you just use one of those small tooth brushes . No paste or water?


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    LilMrsDahamsta
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    Suucee wrote: »
    Xdancer wrote: »
    I started dry brushing her teeth soon after she got her first one at almost 6 months. She thinks it's great fun!
    Did you just use one of those small tooth brushes . No paste or water?

    I just used tap water til he was one. Now I use a teeny tiny smear of toothpaste too. We live in an area with no water fluoridation though; maybe you'd want to hold off on the toothpaste a bit longer if you're in a city. I think they say two in that feeding booklet the PHN gives out, but I might be imagining that!


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