Q: Teaching my 3-year-old how to brush her own teeth is difficult — and messy. What can I do to make this easier? Dr. Laura A. Jana is a pediatrician with a faculty appointment at the Penn State ...

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Knowing how to teach your child to brush their teeth is an important part of building healthy habits from the start. After months of teething, it’s a joyful milestone when your baby’s first little ...

I’m an adult, of course, I know how to brush my teeth. That’s what most of us think. After all, it’s something we’ve done every day since childhood, so surely we’ve mastered it by now. But when we ...

Brushing teeth too hard can wear down the enamel, aka the protective layer on your teeth. (Photo illustration: Jay Sprogell for Yahoo News; photo: Getty Images) Brushing your teeth twice a day every ...

"Although I always advise brushing twice a day, if you're only going to brush once, then before bed is best," says Dr Jethwa.

Q: Teaching my 3-year-old how to brush her own teeth is difficult — and messy. What can I do to make this easier? A: It can take time, and, yes, it can be quite messy, but children eventually do ...

Ask the Pediatrician: How can parents teach kids to properly brush their teeth? (ATTENTION EDITORS: 1 photo accompanies this column. FILENAME: LIFE-HEALTH-PEDIATRICIAN-QA-DMT.jpg) Q: Teaching my ...