Baby mouth care should begin soon after birth and not only when the first teeth are born, because by sweetening the baby's pacifier or giving him milk before he goes to sleep, without cleaning the baby's mouth, he can develop bottle-feeding caries.
Thus, it is very important for parents to take care of their baby's mouth every day after meals, but especially after the evening meal, before the baby goes to sleep, and if there are opaque white spots on the baby's teeth, should take it immediately to the dentist, as these spots can be the beginning of caries.
How To Clean Your Baby's Mouth
The baby's mouth should be cleaned with a gauze or cloth dipped in filtered water. Parents should pass the gauze or cloth on the gums, cheeks and tongue, in front and behind, in circular movements until the birth of the first teeth.
Another option is to use a silicone baby deer, Baby Confort, for example, which can also be used when the first teeth appear, however, it can only be used after 3 months of age.
Learn how to brush your baby's teeth after the first teeth appear on: How to brush baby's teeth.
To learn more about the appearance of the first teeth see:
- The baby's first teeth
- Symptoms of the birth of the first teeth
