Young children need help brushing their teeth. Use a proper amount of fluoride toothpaste to brush after breakfast and before bed.


Does your child’s toothpaste have fluoride? Using toothpaste with fluoride is the best way to prevent tooth decay! For more information, click the picture.


Until children can tie their shoes (about age 8), they need help brushing their teeth.


Wondering how much fluoride toothpaste your child should use? Use a rice-size amount for children under age 3 and a pea-size amount for ages 3 to 6. 


Young children need help brushing their teeth. Brush with fluoride toothpaste, both after breakfast and before bed.

New ParagraphReplace your child’s toothbrush every three months, or sooner if your child gets sick. Use one toothbrush for each season! Brush up on oral health at https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/oral-health.

Straight, new bristles remove food and bacteria better than worn-out bristles. Keep your child’s teeth healthy with a new toothbrush every season (three months).

Change your child’s toothbrush every three months. Brushing with worn-out bristles doesn’t clean their teeth well. Find more tips at https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/oral-health.

Your child should use a child-sized toothbrush with soft bristles.

New season? New toothbrush. Change your and your child’s toothbrush every three months.

Your child should have a new toothbrush for each season. Replace it every three months! https://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/infectioncontrol/faqs/toothbrush-handling.html

Nothing lasts forever, especially a toothbrush. Replace your child’s toothbrush every three months. An old brush won’t clean teeth as well as a new one.

Store toothbrushes upright in an open container and don’t let them touch each other. When toothbrushes touch, germs can spread from one to another.

When toothbrushes touch each other, germs win. Defeat those germs and keep your children’s mouths healthy by storing toothbrushes apart in an open container. https://www.colgate.com/en-us/oral-health/brushing-and-flossing/safe-storage-for-family-toothbrushes. #earlychildhood #oralhealth

Help your child defeat bacteria and show off that winning smile by keeping toothbrushes apart in an open container. You can find more ways to support your child's healthy smile at https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/oral-health.

Oral health tip: Store toothbrushes in an open container to air-dry. Find more oral health tips at https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/oral-health.raph

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