brushing teeth- at what age?

DD is a year old and the dr never mentioned brushing her teeth, but she is eating all solid/adult food now, and she had 8 teeth. At what age do I start brushing her teeth for her? And, what type of toothbrush did you first use? Thank you!

Re: brushing teeth- at what age?

you should start brushing her teeth as soon as she gets teeth. at first i used an infadent type tooth brush (went over the finger and had soft plastic bristles). If she is a year old, I think she can use a small, regular toothbrush from the kids selection.

Re: brushing teeth- at what age?

As soon as the first tooth popped out we brushed teeth.

Re: brushing teeth- at what age?

I started the first week my son was born (my step-moms recommendation) I used to wipe his gums down with a clean washcloth (I would wrap it around my finger) and wipe the milk off the gums. Then as he got bigger I did the finger brush, then when he had more teeth I started with the little toothbrushes. (my son also broke his first tooth at 4 months old)