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Child's dental issue
My son doesn't let me brush his teeth. Every session is unwelcome power struggle. He is 2.5yrs old. I saw bleeding in his gums today. What should I do.? How can I ensure proper brushing habits to such a fussy child...?
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My child was fussy too.. jus start brushing with them. Show them videos of kids brushing their teeth. If nothing works u need to force them to let them know it's mandatory to brush! Third day he/she will start brushing automatically. But u need to stay with them all the time, n make it more interesting and a fun activity!
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Parents supervision is required until the child is at least 6yrs old.
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Brush your teeth in front of him,encourage him..
bring intrusting tooth brushes,and ..
introduce lots of fibrous things in his diet,.. fibrous food help to keep our teeth surfaces clean.
Keep trying, don't give up,have patience,as prevention is always better than cure.
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always go for atleat annual dental health check-up.
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1)whenever kid eats anything sticky,give him something fibrous e.g carrot to eat afterwards.
2)do not add sugar to milk
3)night brushing and good rinsing is very important
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you can use a power tooth brush so that he brushes and plays at same time
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Dr. Babita Sangwan
Dentist
22 yrs exp
Gurgaon
hloo mam
for that you need to make him stand with you while you are brushing and slowly he will see you doing that he will also get a habit of that but forcing him won't help you
show him different video so that he gets to know that it's important
You can also practo consult us
regards
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Dr. Priya Verma
Dentist
26 yrs exp
Bangalore
You just need to keep talking to him and make it a fun activity. Show him fun videos on brushing and also take him to a dentist. A dentist telling him to brush will be more effective than you telling him to do so
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