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?
Tonight my 8 mo old son had bad breath. Can I brush his mouth even though he has no teeth?
You can wipe his mouth down with a washcloth, or they sell baby gum brushes that go on the tip of your finger.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Just a little tooth brush and water will do the trick.
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.
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.
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