The children's dentist is there to teach your children the right things to do.

In order to maintain good oral hygiene and healthy teeth, it is important to know how to brush your teeth properly. It is not enough to brush your teeth several times. Otherwise, brushing too hard or too much can lead to problems.

How to properly brush your child's teeth?

From 0 to 6 months

• Lay your baby on your lap or on the changing table,
• Standing behind him, use a damp cloth or compress to clean the gums. Healthy teeth come from healthy gums,
• Do this after every feeding or every time you give your child a pacifier.

From 6 months

• Brossez les premières dents de votre bébé deux fois par jour avec de l’eau et une brosse à dents souple.

From 1 year old

• Donnez à votre enfant sa première brosse à dents pour qu’il commence à s’habituer à ce nouvel objet du quotidien. Laissez-le se brosser les dents en vous imitant,
• Finish brushing your child's teeth yourself by standing in front of a mirror and behind your child while letting his head rest against you.

From 2 years old

• It is recommended to brush your teeth for at least 2 minutes.

From 4 or 5 years old

• Gradually teach your child to rinse his or her mouth and spit out the toothpaste.
• Utilisez des moyens ludiques pour faire du brossage de dents de votre enfant un moment agréable (jeux et chansons). Expliquez-lui que s’il ne se brosse pas correctement les dents avant de se coucher, de vilains petits monstres vont s’installer dans sa bouche.

ATTENTION : Une aide au brossage est nécessaire jusqu’à l’âge de 8 ans minimum.

Always pay attention to the teeth at the back of the mouth, which are more difficult to access with a toothbrush and may therefore have more plaque than others.

What is the correct brushing technique?

• Use an appropriate toothpaste prescribed by the dentist,
• Use a soft-bristled toothbrush to avoid irritating the gums,
• Brush the gum in a circular motion towards the tooth.

CAUTION: brushing your teeth from left to right is very hard on your gums.

• Start brushing on the upper right cheek side and make at least five circular motions on each tooth, then repeat the same motions on the tongue side. Finish by brushing the chewing surfaces with back-and-forth strokes in a straight line.
• N’appliquez pas trop de pression sur les gencives pour qu’elles ne souffrent pas. Si la brosse à dents est usée avant deux mois (ses poils sont courbés) cela signifie que le brossage est trop énergique.
• Toothbrushes should be changed every two to three months.

What are good brushing habits?

• You should brush your teeth 2 to 3 times a day for 3 minutes,
• Idéalement, il faut se brosser les dents après chaque prise alimentaire, c’est-à-dire après les repas (et éviter les grignotages),
• It is not enough to clean the teeth: the gums, tongue, palate and cheeks must also be brushed,
• Floss between teeth to remove plaque that the brush cannot reach,
• Use a plaque developer to check your brushing.