Important measures for the hygiene of the newborn s oral hygiene are:

Although many infants and young children have not yet teethed, they also need to do a good job of oral hygiene at this time to avoid the harm of various diseases. So, how do babies clean their mouths?

1. Cleaning time before teething: after each feeding.

1) Prepare boiling water--- you can use hot water in winter, but pay attention to the water temperature should not be too high.

2) Wet the gauze and wring it out.

3) Put a wet gauze loop on your index finger.

4) Use wet gauze to clean the milk residue in your baby's mouth.

5) When cleaning, special attention should be paid to the gums, tongue and other parts where milk residue is easy to remain, but if you can't wipe it clean, you don't have to use too much force, so as not to peel off and cause the baby to swallow difficult.

2. Cleaning time after teething: after each meal.

In the beginning, it is best to play in a relaxed environment so that your child enjoys brushing his teeth. For children over the age of 6, parents can start to guide them to learn to brush their teeth by looking in the mirror.

The correct way to brush your teeth is to clean food debris at the junction of teeth and gums by placing the bristles at a 45-degree angle at the junction of teeth and gums (you can massage the gums). When brushing the upper row of teeth, the bristles are facing upward; When brushing the lower row of teeth, the bristles are facing downward.

3. Infant oral health care.

Avoid chewing food before feeding your baby.

Tooth decay bacteria can be transmitted to children through the saliva of a caregiver (parent or babysitter). Therefore, caregivers of infants and young children should also do a good job of oral health care and avoid chewing food before feeding their babies.

4. Eat a balanced diet.

Dental health requires a balanced and adequate five major groups of nutrients, so children should develop the eating habits of eating more fiber foods, drinking more water and eating less sugary foods when adding complementary foods. Also, pay attention to how quickly your child eats. Because children with the habit of eating are particularly prone to tooth decay, and it often occurs at interfaces that are not easy to detect, it is important to develop the habit of eating within a certain amount of time.

5. Pay attention before going to bed.

Avoid sleeping with a bottle in your baby or going to bed after drinking milk. Children who sleep with a bottle in their mouth for a long time, or fall asleep after drinking milk before going to bed, will cause the teeth to be soaked in an acidic environment for a long time, and over time, it will cause decalcification of baby teeth, which in turn will lead to tooth decay, so it should be avoided.

From the age of one, take your child for a thorough oral examination every three months to six months. Early detection and early ** can reduce the occurrence of early tooth decay in young children, so the whole family should have an oral examination every six months.

The baby's teeth can be cleaned with clean gauze and water, dipped in gauze with some water, and then gently rubbed the baby's gums, or you can use a finger toothbrush to clean the baby's teeth.

Use a clean gauze or small towel roll on the adult's finger and gently scrub it, either disposable or boiled in boiling water, to ensure that your baby's things are clean.