Step 3: brushing and flossing
     (3-6 years)

What’s happening?
By the age of 3 all the baby teeth are usually present. Between age 3-6 years your child will start to lose their baby teeth and get their new adult teeth.

What do I need to do?

• Young children cannot brush their own teeth effectively until the age of 6 years so you’ll have to continue supervising all toothbrushing.
• Decay mainly occurs between children’s teeth so start to introduce flossing when two teeth start to touch. Young children won’t have the co-ordination to floss their own teeth so you’ll have to do it for them.
• Use a toothpaste suitable for their age, this means it will have the correct amount of fluoride for their age. Use a Xylitol toothpaste.
• Avoid sharing toothbrushes as this causes cross-infection e.g. with colds and the bacteria that cause tooth decay.

What can I use?

          Brush-Baby FlossBrush has unique bi-level bristles to help
          clean between teeth.

• Short bristles  – clean the tooth’s surface
• Long bristles  – reach between teeth and into the gum line
• Natural silver antibacterial action keeps the bristles cleaner between brushing
• Easy-grip handle
• Small brush head is comfortable in mouths
• Available in blue or pink

            Brush-Baby Children’s Toothpaste contains xylitol and fluoride

• Xylitol prevents bacteria from producing the acid that rots teeth
• Xylitol to reduces the number of decay-causing bacteria
• Fluoride strengthens the tooth’s enamel
• SLS free
• A delicious ‘Tutti Frutti’ flavour helps children to enjoy brushing their teeth