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Teeth

I no this was posted a lil while ago but i couldnt find it to read. I havin real problem brushing Harrys teeth atm, he tries to grab the tooth brush, or he will push it out of his mouth with his tongue an put his head really far back, its really annoying, coz i jus want to clean his teeth, but if i give the toothbrush to use himself he doesnt put it in his mouth, he turns it round an chews the plastic bit! wat can i do?? x x

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by kerry 28 July 2010

  • Same @kerry I'm still doing Tegans while she sleeps! It's only a quick job but better than nothing. For a while i managed to sit her on my lap, her back to my stomach so facing the same way as me, let her hold the toothbrush and if she put it in her mouth give it a quick jiggle around....but that's as far as we've got! I'm going to a visit from a dental therapist at my childrens centre next week and i will ask then. If there's any useful info i'll let you know xx

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    by LittleMumma 28 July 2010

  • thanks @LittleMumma, i'd appreciate that! x x

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    by kerry 28 July 2010

  • hi @kerry i completely forgot to let you knwo what the lady said about teeth!
    Basically she wasn't helpful at all and just suggested i "keep trying" and buy 2 toothbrushes instead of 1 so Tegan can hold her own but only put a teeeeny bit of toothpaste on hers so she doesn't get too much flouride.......She said brushing their teeth while their sleep is fine as long as they don't choke...(i would have thought that was obvious?! Lol...really all she told us was how much we needed to look after them and a bunch of random facts about how many children under 7 need fillings and teeth out...which was actually really ALOT! xx

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    by LittleMumma 11 August 2010

  • @LittleMumma, thanks for that, I did buy him a new toothbrush the other week which had much softer brissles as i thought it maybe that he is still teething that he doesnt like it on his gums. It sort of got better but like u say, jus keep trying!! x x

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    by kerry 14 August 2010

  • try distracting them with someone else, and if you hold their head back and try and brush quickly, then try again in a couple of hours, and give the child a break from brushing their teeth, but continue trying so they know it needs to be done. :) ... thats not much help, basically the same as what you have both said! lol xxxx

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    by lauralicious 19 August 2010