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ABOUT NEW BORN BABY GIRL MOUTH CLEAN
SIR OUR BABY IS 20 DAYS ,CAN WE CLEAN HER MOUTH,IF YES THEN HOW SIR ? SOME PERSONS ARE TELLING YES SOME ARE TELLING UPTO 6 MONTH YOU CANT DO, I NEED SUGGESTION
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Hello, you should clean your baby's mouth.. You can use clean soft cloth. Tie the gauze or cloth around your index finger, wet it and then clean the gums after every feeding.after the teeth start erupting, you can use small brush to clean the teeth.
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Yes ..you can clean the mouth by using a soft clean cotton cloth .once the teeth have started to erupt you can use a finger brush to clean the teeth.cleaning should be done immediately after feeding is been completed.
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still in doubt ...you can visit a nearby pedodontist who can guide you in a proper way.
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Hi sir, u should definitely clean ur baby's gum pads...Gently wipe both the gum pads with clean gauze....
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Dr. Dimple Ajwani
Dentist
9 yrs exp
Pune
Hello sir!
Greetings of the day. You have to clean the mouth of the baby. You can do it using a sterile gauze piece or a clean soft cloth. Tie the gauze or cloth around your index finger, wet it and then clean the gums after every feeding. You cannot use a brush due to the absence of teeth. Once the teeth start coming (around 6 1/2 months of age), you can use small brush to clean the teeth.
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Dr. Shilpa
Dentist
14 yrs exp
Bangalore
Yes you can start cleaning your baby gums with clean cloth or gauze with gums gently after every feed and start brushing after 1st teeth erupts
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Dr. (Prof) Vineet Vinayak
Dentist
27 yrs exp
Gurgaon
You should clean ; do not use brush ; use a clean cloth/ gauze and wipe all surfaces of gums
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Dr. Vinay Kumar L
Dentist
8 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Hello sir! Yes you have to clean the mouth of the baby... U can do it using a sterile gauze piece or a clean soft cloth. Just tie around your index finger, wet the guaze piece or cloth and then clean the gum pads(place where your teeth will come). As there are no teeth u cannot use brush.
Once the teeth start coming, you can use small brush or finger brush(brushing should be done by the parent)
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