How to take care of your first baby tooth?
By the time your child is 5, more than 30 percent of his classmates will have tooth decay, which can be well advanced even by age 3. “Early preventative care is the key to keeping your baby cavity-free!
1. Keep bacteria at bay.
让细菌保持在最底水平
Before the first tooth erupts, wipe your baby’s gums with a wet washcloth after every feeding. You can use clean washcloth that fit over your fingers so you can gently remove bacteria.
在你宝贝第一颗牙齿长出来之前，你可以开始在每一次哺乳后使用湿毛巾擦拭宝宝的牙龈。您也可以使用干净的毛巾放在手指上，然后温和地去除你宝贝嘴里的细菌。
2. Brush early and often.
尽早开始刷牙习惯
Starting with the first tooth, begin a twice-daily routine using a soft infant brush. Place the soft rubber bristles of the Infant Tooth & Gum Cleanser on your fingertip to “brush” your baby’steeth.
当你的宝宝开始拥有第一颗牙时，开始使用小孩的软毛牙刷一天刷牙两次。有一种牙刷它能够套在手指上然后刷你宝贝的牙齿。
3. Use fluoride sooner than you think.
尽早使用有氟化物的牙膏
尽早使用有氟化物的牙膏
Brush baby's first teeth with a tiny amount of fluoride toothpaste (children toothpaste) as soon as teeth surface (instead of waiting until baby's older), according to the latest guidelines from the American Dental Association, which suggest an early start for optimal cavity prevention. The recommendation follows a new review published in The Journal of the American Dental Association, finding that fluoride toothpaste can reduce cavities in children under 6-years-old. Just make sure you use small amounts, to avoid ingestion.
当你的宝贝的第一颗牙齿长出来后，你可以开始使用含用氟化物（fluoride）的牙膏刷牙。美国牙科学会建议尽早开始使用氟化牙膏，这可以有效帮助预防牙齿蛀牙的发生。 氟化物能有效减少6岁以下小孩的蛀牙率。但是要注意只是使用一小量的牙膏，及千万不要让小孩吞下。
4. Soothe sore gums.
减少牙龈疼痛
You can alleviate pain with teething rings, cold spoons or a cold wet washcloth. If you choose a teething product, reach for one that doesn’t contain the local anesthetic benzocaine; the Food and Drug administration recommends that parents not choose benzocaine products for children younger than 2 years old as its use can lead to methemoglobinemia, a rare but serious disorder in which the amount of oxygen in the blood stream is greatly reduced.
你可以使用长牙圈， 冷汤匙，或洗毛巾来让减少你宝贝长牙时的疼痛。在你选择任何一样长牙产品，记得选择一个不包含局部麻醉剂苯佐卡因（Benzocaine), 的产品。食品和药物管理局建议家长别使用拥有苯佐卡因（Benzocaine)的产品在2岁以下的小孩，因为这会造成高铁血红蛋白血症（methemoglobinemia），一个会造成血液里的氧气严重减少的罕见疾病。
5. Breast milk and formula milk can lead to tooth decay.
母乳和配方奶也可以造成你宝贝的牙齿蛀牙哦！
Even though there is no sound prove that breast milk lead to decay, researchers have suggested that it is possible that breast milk in conjunction with excess refined sugar in modern foods may be contributing to the greater tooth decay seen in babies who breastfed the longest and most often.
虽然没有确实证据证明母乳会导致蛀牙，研究员建议说，频密喂母乳与高糖化的现代饮食导致了更多幼儿蛀牙的发生。
6. Take your baby to a pediatric dentist
是时候带您的宝贝去见牙医了:)
Remember to bring your baby shortly after she gets her first tooth (usually around 6 months) and no later than her first birthday.
六周月后，当您宝贝的第一颗乳牙长出来了，请记得带您的宝贝去见牙医哦！
