Ask Special Parents: Oral Care

Any suggestions for dealing with oral care battles in ‘tween years would be greatly appreciated. My ten year old son with autistic disorder and hates to brush or have his teeth brushed. He insists it hurts despite numerous visits to his dentist to confirm there is nothing wrong besides poor oral care. He has braces. Thank you very much!

Many great ideas were shared like:

Marie Shortt– I am HFA (High Functioning Autism). The toothpaste stings and the brush hurts so I switched to Supersonic Electric Tooth Brush. It is expensive, but worth it. I switched to a Tom’s of Maine toothpaste that I could tolerate and that does not sting…no problems with brushing now. Oh, and the only floss that doesn’t snag and that I’ll use is Oral B floss, in the blue square.

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