Hello, Im a single mother. I have a 17 month old son. When I take my son to his check ups, I ve asked about when to start brushing their teeth they toldt. me not to worry about it yet. But now i noticed a change in my son. His teeth are coming in and i realized his mouth was starting to smell. His teeth are looking dirty, gums look purplish and his teeth are beginning to look rotten around edges. What can i do in meantime for the pain while i wait to make appointment to get him seen?
Hiiiit would be very early 17th month old kid to handle tooth brush...being his mother it would be your responsibility to provide & maintain his oral hygiene. Since his teeth have started to come, the food debris that get entrapped between his teeth leads to foul smell....it is advised that you should rinse his mouth after every meal, clean his tongue with soft masculine cloth. Maintaining his oral hygiene this way would even prevent early childhood caries known as nursing bottle caries.