what should i do to motivate my son to brush his teeth every night?

Question

What are the brown spots on my two year old son's teeth? We take good care of his teeth, brushing and flossing every day, but in the last couple weeks brown spots have appeared. Should we be concerned?

Answer 1

Simple: Just show him aunt nellie who wears false teeth. Then tell him he does not need to brush all of his teeth just the ones he wants to keep.

Answer 2

Make it fun: Create a game which is fun... There is a cute video of a chimpanzee brushing and flossing. Take your child to a pedodontist who will help create good healthy habits & make dentist visits happy & fun as possible. If you create a habit of going a minimum of 2 times each year and show your child the same example for you and his other parent. Be very positive when you speak about going to the dentist.

Answer 3

Brushing: Make it a family affair. Brush with him. Play his favorite song on your smart phone and both of you brush the entire length of the song. Your son should be brushing twice a day for 2 full minutes by the clock. You should be flossing him once a day to clean where no toothbrush can reach. He MUST see Dentist (best would be Pediatric Dental Specialist) 2x/year beginning at 1st b'day.

Answer 4

Depends: It depends on how old your child is. If your child is >15 months old and not speaking yet, see your pediatrician. You can read: http://sparkspeds.Blogspot.Com/2011/07/major-speech-milestones.Html to learn more.

Answer 5

How old?: Please tell us how old your child is before any opinion can be given. Thanks.

Answer 6

?: Hoe old is your son? All kids develope at different rates.

Answer 7

See below: It may take up to 18 months of age before you see tooth eruption.

Answer 8

Not unusual: Although most children start to get teeth at 6 months, some do not get their 1st tooth 'till 18 months. You should be wiping gums gently every day with soft moist cloth. At 1st b'day take your child to a pediatric dental specialist, whether teeth are present or not. Pedodontists are trained in oro-facial growth and development. Also, 1st orthodontic check-up age 7.

Answer 9

Varies: A child's baby teeth (primary teeth) begin to loosen and fall out on their own to make room for permanent teeth at about age 6. Timing can vary, though, and girls generally lose baby teeth earlier than do boys. The last baby teeth typically fall out by age 12 or 13.

Answer 10

Starting at 5 or 6: Children start losing teeth at 5 or 6 years of age. It is important to keep baby teeth healthy and free of cavities as unhealthy baby teeth can lead to unhealthy permanent adult teeth.

Answer 11

Probably: Usualyy a child has a number of teeth by now.Check with your pediatrician or a pediatric dentist for problems.It could still be normal varient.

Answer 12

Probalbly not: By this age, your child should have about 8 teeth. Although there are vaiations in normal growth patterns, your child is really behind. You should see a pediatric dentist. A simple x ray would show if he is just behind or if he is missing one or more teeth. This is important since your son should be starting on solid foods already.

Answer 13

Not to worry: Enamel hypocalcification is a defect of tooth enamel in which normal amounts of enamel are produced but are under mineralized. An analogy to them are like the white spots that you see on your finger nails. If they are not aesthetically pleasing they can be made to be less noticeable. There was an article once written 101 reasons why, sometimes trauma when the tooth is developing or a fever...

Answer 14

Something/nothing.: White spots on teeth are generally one of two things- either an area in the enamel that the calcium distribution is a different pattern than the rest of the tooth (harmless) or it can be the beginning stage of a cavity when the tooth is still intact but the calcium has been leached out by acids from the diet, such as sodas, or by acids secreted by bacteria that are in plaque. See a dentist to tell.

Answer 15

See a dentist: If you have not already seen a dentist please take your child to have these white spots assessed. Some times white spots are a sign of cavities starting.

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