Having good oral healthcare starts right from the beginning of your child’s life.   You need to take care of your child oral health even before their first teeth emerge. There are certain factors that may affect your child teeth appearance. Such as  tetracycline an antibiotic that can cause tooth discoloration.  This is something to beware of and should not be use by nursing mother or expectant mothers in the last half of pregnancy.

Baby teeth will normally start emerging around six months of age.  The standard brushing and flossing healthcare procedures are not required for infants.  Though infants do have special oral healthcare needs that that need to be met.  Parents should know about how to guard against baby bottle tooth decay.  Parents also need to take their child to see a dentist at the cutting of their first tooth or by the time they are one year old.  Prevention is the key so the sooner you start with proper dental care the better.