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My 18 month old son has bad breath?
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I brush his teeth but he gives me a major hard time. Any suggstions or cures for this problem??
I brush his teeth but he gives me a major hard time. Any suggstions or cures for this problem??
September 25th, 2009 at 8:01 am
I would suggest bringing it up at his next check up. My son does to when he first wakes up. It’s awful! We use the colgate for kids and it seems to work.
September 28th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
Are you brushing his tongue, too? The tongue is a major breeding ground for bacteria. If that doesn’t help, you may want to mention it to his pedi–bad breath CAN be a sign of digestive problems.
October 1st, 2009 at 6:53 am
Ah, the heartbreak of halitosis. Brushing his teeth is great – also try giving him lots of fresh fruit to each. Fresh fruit is kind of like nature’s teeth cleanser/breath freshener.
If he’s giving you a hard time about brushing his teeth, there must be something unpleasant about it. Try giving him a little bit of control over it (let him hold onto the brush while you also hold onto it and brush for him). Sing a song while you’re brushing his teeth that he knows when the song is over, so is brushing his teeth – then clap, tell him what a good job he did, etc., after you’re done.
October 1st, 2009 at 4:46 pm
He might have an infected tooth. Could be a source for both the odor and the resistance to brushing. Maybe it hurts him. Have it checked by a Dr.
October 5th, 2009 at 12:23 am
Our youngest has Acid Reflux, diagnosed at 3 months, so mention the bad breath to the doc and if there are any symptoms that he feels coincide with acid reflux he’ll order some tests and see if that’s the cause. Good luck!
October 7th, 2009 at 5:45 pm
you should have your doctor check him. When my daughter was about three she had bad breath too. When her doctor looked at her mouth and throat, she had sores in her throat (viral, like cold sores) I think she took antibiotics for it.
Good Luck!!
October 8th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
well this is common with babies there digestive tracks are not fully allighned so food isnt digested properly also you should try and give him food that is pasterized
October 10th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
put the toddler toothpaste on the tooth brush & hand it to him & let him do it… He will probably only chew on it, but it is still wiping away plaque & bacteria… about the bad breath, bring it up at his next checkup. good luck!
October 11th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
You can bring it up to the doctor at your next well baby check up (write it down so you don’t forget! =D)
I use baby tooth paste and let my daughter and son brush their teeth first and then I do a quick once over (have him stick out his toungue and brush it quickly) I also make sure to floss every day. They make these really cute ‘flossers’ for little ones in fun shapes and colors. Let him floss first and then follow up with you flossing his teeth. Start getting him used to spitting out what’s left in his mouth by having him rinse with water and spit it out when you are done. This is his chance to spit! yay!
Make sure he’s not eating too much in the way of meat products. If his diet is balanced with foods from every food group is essential in combatting stinky breath!
You can try using one of those rubber finger brushes for cleansing gums and toungues of younger babies and (if you dare) use it to clean his toungue.
Good luck!
October 14th, 2009 at 4:52 am
you must know that there are many causes of bad breath such as dirty mouth, lack of oral hygiene, dry mouth, sinusitis, cavities, gum disease, smoking, medications, eating a garlicky meal and stomach related illness. to get a good remedy try to seek the help of a dentist. bad breath treatments depends on the cause of it.
but make sure that you never leave oral hygiene habits unattended for this is a good solution for bad breath. keeping the mouth hydrated by drinking adequate amount of water can keep bad bacteria in the mouth at minimum. brush and floss teeth very after meal to remove plaque that can rot between teeth causing foul odor in the mouth. visit your dentists to check for cavities and gum disease for they accompany bad breath.
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October 16th, 2009 at 7:02 am
Wrap a damp washcloth around a finger or two and rub his teeth and gums clean. Also let him drink water as well as milk. Never let him go to bed with a bottle/sippy cup unless it has water in it because milk/juice/formula will rot teeth if the fall asleep with any in their mouth which children often do who have bottles/cups in bed. That can add to funk breath. Also try a little mini tongue scraper.
October 19th, 2009 at 3:19 am
When ours was 18 months old we took her in to the pediatrician who noticed the bad breath and said it was a sign of either a sinus infection or an ear infection. It turned out to be an ear infection. The pediatrician did say that kids under 2 shouldn’t have bad breath, so you should probably take your child to the pediatrician. Also, you might try checking for dehydration, if you press on a fingernail and it takes a long time to return to its normal color, it can be a sign of dehydration. Hope this helps.