Keeping

New Teeth Healthy

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Between ages 1 and 3, your child will grow his full set of 20 teeth.

Here, tips on how to keep them healthy and strong, from Cynthia Sherwood, DDS, a spokeswoman for the Academy of General Dentistry.

Take your baby to his first dental exam by age 1, suggests the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

The dentist will go over feeding and cleaning habits, plus check for early signs of tooth decay.

Brush your infant's teeth with tap water. It contains fluoride (bottled water doesn't), which is needed for developing teeth and bones.

Since too much fluoride can cause brown or white spots on incoming teeth, wait until age 2 to use pea-size amounts of fluoride toothpaste.

Don't let kids fall asleep with a bottle or sippy cup; milk or juice that sits in the back of the top two front teeth can cause cavities.

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