Baby teeth – the biggest myths and facts about them

With the ever developing methods and tools for dealing with health issues, humanity realizes that some things previously thought to be true, now have been proven completely wrong and harmful. That is why it is important to care about your health every day and to know what is actually true.

An interesting theme is baby teeth - they are so many myths about them, enough to bring parents in the wrong direction and if they do not know about them, this could contribute to early damage to the teeth of your baby. So it is better to be informed about everything.

Milk teeth must be cleaned. This is because they are not insured from caries. It is therefore important to establish a habit of your child at an early age to properly and regularly clean its teeth. Give examples to your child, because young children emulate their parents. Clean baby teeth with a silicone brush. When a child gets a 1.5 to 2 years old you can buy the first toothbrush.

Many people think that it is not important how you brush your teeth as long as you do it. This is totally wrong - it matters how you brush your teeth. If not cleaned properly, there would be no benefit. It is better to explain to your child how to properly brush its teeth - carefully from all sides - outside, inside, top, binding a circular motion and for about 2-3 minutes.

Dental care is definitely good personal hygiene so your child needs to get into the habit of brushing.  At the age of three, the child already can handle itself, but that does not mean you do not have to track if it has learned to care for the teeth.

The myth that the child's toothbrush must be of natural hair is totally wrong. For children and adults are recommended brushes with synthetic hair. When choosing a brush for your child it should comply with the age. Please note that child's brushes are with smaller heads in order to reach all locations in the oral cavity. The brush should be changed every 2-3 months - if the hair is spread apart it can no longer clean the teeth.

It is better not to use an electric toothbrush for baby teeth - enamel is not hard enough and rough effects of electrical brush could damage it.

It is wrong to think that the toothpaste on the brush should be in large qualities. However, it should not be forgotten that not the toothpaste but the toothbrush cleans your teeth. The paste gives fresh breath to your mouth. The required amount of toothpaste for a child is the size of a pea.

The word that the Danes use for baby teeth is At tabe mælketænder. If you want to learn more on that subject, please visit this amazing Danish website. You can use Google Translator if you need help with the translation. To read about the importance of baby teeth, check out this article.