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infant dental care, proper care of child's teeth, gums includes brushing, rinsing, examinations by dentists, necessary treatments, use of fluoride, extractions, fillings, orthodontics, dental care, adult, healthy teeth, gums, essential to child's overall good health, child's teeth develop diseases, become injured, don't develop properly, result in poor nutrition, painful, dangerous infections, speech development, self image, caring, an infant's teeth, though newborns, infants, not have teeth, important to take care of mouth, gums, follow these tips, use a damp washcloth to wipe infant's gums after each meal, not put infant, young child to bed, a bottle of milk, juice, sugar water, use only water, bedtime bottles, using a soft toothbrush instead of a washcloth to clean child's teeth, his first tooth shows, between 5-8 months of age, ask pediatrician, infant needs fluoride added to his diet, first trip, dentist, child's first visit, dentist, between the time the first tooth appears, 5-8 months, time, all the primary teeth, visible, 2 1/2 years, many dentists recommend a "trial" visit to expose the child, sights, sounds, smells, the office, the actual examination, children who, accustomed to having gums wiped, teeth brushed every day, comfortable going, dentist, caring, child's teeth, child's teeth, gums, brushed at least twice each day, bed, take child to a dentist every 6 months, let the dentist know, child thumb sucks, breathes, the mouth, teach child how to play safe, what to, a tooth is broken, knocked out, child gets permanent teeth, should begin flossing each evening, bed, child reaches the teens, braces, extractions needed, prevent long-term problems, child, loses an adult, permanent, tooth, a fall, injury, broken, knocked out tooth, first aid instructions, act quickly, save the tooth, american dental association, ada statement on early childhood caries, ada.org/prof/resources/positions/statements/caries, asp, accessed june 27, douglass jm, a practical guide to infant oral health, am fam physician, 70(11), 2113-2120, hale kj, american academy of pediatrics section on pediatric dentistry, oral health risk assessment timing, establishment, the dental home, pediatrics, 111(5 pt 1, 1113-1116.