should i clean my 9-month-olds teeth?

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Answer 1

Yes: After meals and before bedtime, try to wash off the teeth with a clean cloth. Don't worry too much about getting every last bit off the teeth. Try to make this a fun time for your baby.

Answer 2

Yes: Even before your baby sports his first tooth, it's a good idea to get into the habit of wiping his gums with gauze or a soft wet washcloth during bath time. You don't need to use any toothpaste yet. Simply wrap the cloth or gauze around your index finger and rub it gently over his gums.

Answer 3

Yes: You should start cleaning them. At first, just use a piece of gauze moistened with water to wipe plaque from your baby's teeth and gums. You don't need to use toothpaste, but try to clean them twice a day. Once your baby has several teeth, you might try using a small toothbrush with just two or three rows of very soft bristles.

Answer 4

Yes: All children's teeth need to be cleaned as decay can occur at any time. I see young children (9-24 months old) with decay on their 4 upper front teeth. Clean (no fluoride) the teeth and gums after every feeding.

Answer 5

Yes: Take a clean, damp washcloth and wipe the teeth and gums after every feeding. Your child is too young to brush their own teeth.

Answer 6

Yes: Teeth of any age are prone to decay take a clean, moist washcloth an wipe the teeth and gums after every feeding. Never have the baby go to sleep with a bottle. No Fluoride at this young age. There are child specific non-fluoride toothpastes or mipaste (non fluoride).

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Yes: This can be very troublesome. I had herpangina and this was the worst aspect of the illness (lasted for months), and many people have it much more severely. If no cause (hormones, meds, GI reflux, xerostomia / sjogren's) is found, a good multivitamin may help. Topical anesthetics and lozenge Clonazepam are used & sometimes it resolves by itself.

Answer 8

Decalcifications: Acid reflux could cause the white spots while many foods and or medications can stain the enamel

Answer 9

Look to your habits: Spots or stains on adult teeth that weren't there before are usually a result of what you eat or drink. White spots means the enamel is being attacked. Do you drink lots of soda or acidic drinks or suck on lemons. That'll do it. As for stains...Drinking dark sodas, coffee, tea or wine are the most common sources of stains.. Also...How is your oral hygiene? You need to help the situation.

Answer 10

Anything: I personally have 2, they look like regular molars. Some are weird shaped, some are tiny teeth.

Answer 11

Varies: A supernumerary tooth might look exactly like a normal tooth and it might also look like a misshapen glob of enamel and everything and anything in between.

Answer 12

Black hairy tongue: It is a condition caused by lengthening of the filiform papilla of the tongue. This in turn can cause it to become stained easily by coffee, food or tobacco. It can also occur after taking pepto-bismol or can be a side effect from taking penicillin. Certain types of bacteria and yeast can also be a factor.

Answer 13

Many causes.: There are a couple of things that can cause a coated tongue. First it could just be a buildup of food debris. Cleaning your tongue is important to prevent this. Second it yould be a yeast infection and this would be thick with a cottage cheese appearance that you can scrape off. Medications like pepto can cause, so can vitamin deficiencies. Your dentist can tellyou what is going on.

Answer 14

ADA.org: The ada is the american dental association and should have a lot of resources for you. You could ask your locat dentist as well.

Answer 15

A lot of places: A good place to look for dental health information is going to be american dental association's website. (www.ada.org). www.mouthhealthy.org is another good place to look and is a bit more user friendly.

Answer 16

Multiple sites: In addition to those listed, the ada has recently launched http://www.Mouthhealthy.Org which is intended to be for the general public. For evidenced based scientific literature, see http://ebd.Ada.Org.

Answer 17

ADA: Go to the American Dental Association web site. Good luck with your quest for better dental health. Also, go to your local dental society's website or call them. Many presentations on this .

Answer 18

Dental Association: State and Local Dental Societies are the leading source of oral health related information. Take care.

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