Questions tagged [teeth]
Questions about development and health of teeth. See also the tags [teething] and [brushing-teeth].
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Tooth cavities in 4 year old kid
My daughter is 4 years old.
I took her to dentist as I saw 2 cavities on her teeth. The doctor filled the cavities. But after that, she suggested a toothpaste containing fluoride.
Now I am wondering ...
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Advise on brushing teeth after a fall for my 2 yr old
My two year old is usually reluctant to brush teeth. Yesterday he fell down and wounded his bottom lip. Now he has a cut mark on the lip and there is a bit of a bump on the lip in the surrounding area ...
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How bad is a metal spoon for a 6-month-old baby?
Our six-month-old daughter loves to chew on metal spoons. She already has two teeth. Is this harmful to her teeth and dentition? Is a hard plastic spoon less harmful despite small plastic particles ...
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How to protect/clean a 14-month-old child's teeth?
My 14-month-old doesn't eat enough at dinner time, so she is always hungry at 3 AM. When she is hungry she will cry for hour long, eventually tire herself only to cry again in 30 minutes. To prevent ...
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Bottles at night are bad for teeth but what about breastfeeding?
I’d say that most people know that putting kids to bed with a bottle of milk will cause tooth decay but what about older babies and toddlers who fall asleep at the breast?
My daughter is the most ...
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Is it okay for a 14-month-old to eat solid food without having teeth?
My 14-month-old daughter is not interested in the usual soft food, but happily eats what we are having. Fruit, vegetables, bread, cheese, noodles, rice, etc.
Problem is she has no teeth for chewing (...
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Why not let your child fall asleep while being held, rocked, fed a bottle, or while nursing? [closed]
From: https://aasm.org/children-who-grind-their-teeth-are-more-likely-to-have-problems-in-school-be-withdrawn-from-others/
Do not let your child fall asleep while being held, rocked, fed a bottle, ...
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Avoid toddlers' bad breath
My kid is 3 years old. He has his teeth brushed twice a day (morning, after breakfast, and night, before bed). At night we also help him floss. When possible (since this task ranges from not-that-...
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How do I get junk off a reluctant toddler's teeth? [duplicate]
I have a two-year-old son who is extremely mild-mannered but hates having his teeth brushed. He cries, squirms, clamps his mouth shut, sticks out his tongue to block the toothbrush, etc. He's been ...
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My 1-year-old cries several times a night. Could it be pain and what to do about it?
I've got a 1-year-old chold. He's got almost 12 teeth (4 molars), he's been pretty constipated from Nurofen.
I've stopped giving Nurofen and am giving Movicol and Coloxyl as well. Seems to be working....
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How do I get my one year old to stop grinding her teeth?
My daughter is thirteen months old and has four teeth on top and two on the bottom. She is constantly grinding them against each other, which is not only bad for her, but also makes a sound that makes ...
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How to care for my 3.5-year-old's decaying teeth?
Since more than a year, one tooth of my 3.5-year-old daughter has started to deteriorate. Recently, two more teeth are getting affected. This is due to not getting her teeth brushed up properly and ...
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Loose tooth. Suck it up and pull? [duplicate]
I am a kid. I have a loose tooth where the part is off but the other part isn't. I can see my new tooth underneath. Should i just suck it up and push with my tongue?
It's a bottom left molar
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How to wean our almost 3-year-old off his teething ring?
My son is turning 3 this June. I am really frustrated the past few weeks about my son's cheek biting habit. He started daycare last July and changed to another daycare in September last year. He had ...
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How long should a pediatric dental cleaning take?
Due to some insurance changes we switched our children (ages 9 and 16) to a different dentist last year. The new dentist is a pediatric dentist who only sees children. Our prior dentist was a ...
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