All about teeth - Brushes, pastes, brushing tips and tricks!

hi ils,can you tell me when should a toddler be introduced to a tooth brush?also what are the types of tooth pastes to be used?my son is 2 yr3m old and has a good set of teeth.regards,humera.

Hi,

You can start the habit of brushing as soon as most of the teeth have come out. The only thing is that you have to ensure that the kid does not swallow the paste. If you think he will do that, you can start with the special kids' toothpaste - which do not contain flouride and hence is ok to swallow this. Slowly you can teach him to not swallow and the switch to regular paste. There are good soft bristle kids' brushes also available. The kids' paste will be available in big kids' store - pigeon is a good brand.

Cheers,

Sumathy

Hello Ladies,

I have questions regarding Tooth paste for my daughter, she is is 4 1/2 years old and i recently started using our tooth paste. to her

so can anybody tell me should i use kid tooth paste to her or its okay to use ours.
will wait for reply

thanks & regards

Hi Honey,

If your daughter is fine with using the adult toothpastes, then it is absolutely okay to use it. Just a pea size amount of the toothpaste will do. Generally the adult pastes are a little more stronger in flavor and kids don't like it.

Crest for kids, Aquafresh kids Colgate kids.... these are a few popular brands available for kids. Find them along with the regular toothpaste in the stores.

Vandhana

Hello
Vandhana
thank you very much for your reply

She is ok using our tooth paste but daily i have to struggle with her, so wondering this is because of using our tooth paste. or should i use kids tooth paste.

what do you say... Vandhana

Will wait for your reply

Thanks

Honey,
I think its the adult tooth paste that is making her fussy...
My kid does the same...so I switched to kid's toothpaste though she is ok with adult tooth paste....

Hi,

I don't think it's to do with the toothpaste. Because I used/still using kids toothpaste that too with her favourite in it like Dora tooth paste, diego toothpaste, etc. but still toothbrushing is a TASK for us. we have to do little tricks or threaten her to be DONE. but anyways we can use kids toothpaste to make them happy that they have their own paste. try with some play like singing for her, making ooo aaa sounds, etc. some days it just have to be threatening even.

Cheers,
Malar

Originally Posted by honeyj

Hello
Vandhana
thank you very much for your reply

She is ok using our tooth paste but daily i have to struggle with her, so wondering this is because of using our tooth paste. or should i use kids tooth paste.

what do you say... Vandhana

Will wait for your reply

Thanks

I am using kids aquafresh for my elder son same toothpaste I am using for my younger son also, whatever u want u can use but only thing is use as little as.

Originally Posted by honeyj

Hello Ladies,

I have questions regarding Tooth paste for my daughter, she is is 4 1/2 years old and i recently started using our tooth paste. to her

so can anybody tell me should i use kid tooth paste to her or its okay to use ours.
will wait for reply

thanks & regards

hello Ladies

thank you very much all ladies for your reply

Thanks & regards

Hi,
My daughter is 3 years old. First we were using adult tooth paste which we were using to her but some of us dentist friends asked us to use kids tooth paste like Kidodent for her so if she eats paste then also there is no problem.It is very nice strawberry flavored childerns will like it.


Cheers,
Sireesha