There are small soft brushes that you can use and with the toothpaste, use one that has none or very little flouride. Most baby formula has it in it already and having too much can be harmful to the new teeth. It's tough to get her to really brush her teeth so you have to make a game of it. Pretend its a plane or tickle her so when she opens her mouth you can brush a section. Typical our little one tends to bite down on the brush so we have to do the games to brush all of her teeth. Now she's doing it on her own but as you would expect she's not all that great.
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