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Tonight my 8 mo old son had bad breath. Can I brush his mouth even though he has no teeth?
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lysistrata411 asked:
He has a little tiny nub where a tooth is attempting to appear. Other than that, there is absolutely nothing in there except gums and a tongue.
Can I brush his mouth? If so, what can I use?
Bad breath Gone
He has a little tiny nub where a tooth is attempting to appear. Other than that, there is absolutely nothing in there except gums and a tongue.
Can I brush his mouth? If so, what can I use?Bad breath Gone
December 13th, 2008 at 11:35 am
You can wipe his mouth down with a washcloth, or they sell baby gum brushes that go on the tip of your finger.
December 14th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
Sure…they have training toothpaste- look in the dental aisle- you’ll find it near the bottom shelves. Put a dab on your finger and rub it on his gums.
Good luck!
December 16th, 2008 at 3:07 am
use a piece of gauze wrapped around your finger to clean his gums/mouth.
Do not use toothpaste, just moisten the gauze with water. It will be fine for now.
December 16th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
They make toothbrushes for babies. It cleans teeth and gums without the use of fluoride. Just go to the baby isle. Look for Baby Orajel tooth and gum paste. They have different varieties.
December 18th, 2008 at 10:32 am
You should be wiping a baby’s gums down at least 1x a day, starting as a newborn. They sell gum brushes that you wear on a finger, or you can use a washcloth with warm water. Teeth can rot before they even pop out, because sugar and bacteria are soaked into the gums and go down to where the teeth are.
December 21st, 2008 at 5:16 am
Use a wipe cloth with the tiniest dab of babies tooth paste (I use colgate).
The wipe across the gums and tongue. Should help heaps.
December 21st, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Yes. You can gently brush his gums and tongue with a soft brush. There is toothpaste for young kids, since toothpaste you should avoid swallowing adult toothpaste.
December 24th, 2008 at 9:05 am
Just a little tooth brush and water will do the trick.
December 24th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
its made by gerber and they sell it at walmart. its infant toothpaste and it comes with a rubber toothbrush that you slip on your finger. and you can use it even if there arent any teeth. its actually recomended that you do do that to get rid of the formula.
December 26th, 2008 at 4:06 am
of course you can…they make baby orajel toothpaste for the infants you can brush there tongue and gums…the brushing of the gums might help his tooth pop through…it did when my son was teething.
December 28th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
yes i as soon as they have teeth its a gd idea even before they have teeth you can put it on there gums it can be found in the baby department