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    OT Grooming Tooth Brushing

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    This document provides tips for making tooth brushing easier for children who struggle with grooming tasks. Some key tips include performing calming proprioceptive activities before tooth brushing, using positive reinforcement, visual schedules, modeling the task, playing calming music, and allowing preferred toys for distraction. Specific tooth brushing tips include using a soft brush, electric toothbrush, toothpaste alternatives, games, a mirror, and starting with just a few seconds of brushing. Patience and experimenting with different strategies and tools is emphasized.

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    OT Grooming Tooth Brushing

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    This document provides tips for making tooth brushing easier for children who struggle with grooming tasks. Some key tips include performing calming proprioceptive activities before tooth brushing, using positive reinforcement, visual schedules, modeling the task, playing calming music, and allowing preferred toys for distraction. Specific tooth brushing tips include using a soft brush, electric toothbrush, toothpaste alternatives, games, a mirror, and starting with just a few seconds of brushing. Patience and experimenting with different strategies and tools is emphasized.

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    This document provides tips for making tooth brushing easier for children who struggle with grooming tasks. Some key tips include performing calming proprioceptive activities before tooth brushing, using positive reinforcement, visual schedules, modeling the task, playing calming music, and allowing preferred toys for distraction. Specific tooth brushing tips include using a soft brush, electric toothbrush, toothpaste alternatives, games, a mirror, and starting with just a few seconds of brushing. Patience and experimenting with different strategies and tools is emphasized.

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    OT Grooming Tooth Brushing

    Uploaded by

    Martha Patricia López Pimentel
    This document provides tips for making tooth brushing easier for children who struggle with grooming tasks. Some key tips include performing calming proprioceptive activities before tooth brushing, using positive reinforcement, visual schedules, modeling the task, playing calming music, and allowing preferred toys for distraction. Specific tooth brushing tips include using a soft brush, electric toothbrush, toothpaste alternatives, games, a mirror, and starting with just a few seconds of brushing. Patience and experimenting with different strategies and tools is emphasized.

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    Tips to Make Grooming Easier at Home

    General Tips for Success


    • Perform “heavy work” proprioceptive activities prior to non-preferred
    grooming tasks to aid in calming, regulation, and participation.
    • Wall push-ups or pushes
    • Squeezes/big bear hugs
    • Wilbarger brushing protocol
    • Joint compressions
    • Animal walks (i.e., frog jump, bear walk)
    • Carrying a heavy object across the room
    • Positively reinforce compliance with grooming tasks (i.e., reward with preferred
    toy after participation in morning routine tasks or in nightly bathtime).
    • Ensure that the child knows exactly what they are being rewarded for
    • Use “First, then” language (i.e., “First trim 1 nail, then toy”)
    • Utilize a visual/picture schedule during grooming routines to prepare the child
    for what is to come (e.g., “iDo Hygiene” app).
    • Model the grooming task on yourself to increase the child’s comfort with the task.
    • Play soft, calming music or sing in a slow, rhythmic tone for calming,
    (e.g., “Ants Go Marching”).
    • Allow a video or preferred toy for distraction if the task is highly aversive.

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    Tips to Make Grooming Easier at Home

    Prior
    • Prior to tooth brushing, desensitize the face by firmly rubbing a warm washcloth overthe
    cheeks, lips, sides of the nose, and chin
    • Allow the child to utilize their finger to brush teeth before upgrading to a toothbrush
    • Allow the child to pick his/her own toothbrush
    • Also prior to tooth brushing, provide calming deep pressure to the arms and legs,
    progressing towards the face

    During
    • Try using a brush with extremely soft or silicone bristles
    • “Baby Banana Infant Teething Toothbrush” at Target.com
    • Or, utilize a non-flavored, non-foaming toothpaste such as Oranurse
    • Try an electric Spinbrush, as the vibration provided can be calming and regulating
    • Take turns brushing each other’s teeth
    • Increased exposure to the concept and allows the child some control over the task
    • Brush in front of the mirror such that the child is able to see what is happening
    • Make tooth brushing a game - attack on the cavities!
    • Incorporate a visual timer
    • Start with just a few seconds and work your way up to 2 minutes
    • Can also aid in encouraging children who seek oral sensory input to brush
    for an appropriate period of time, rather than too long
    • Count to a specific number each time the child brushes. When the number
    is reached, brushing stops
    • This can be incrementally increased to facilitate tooth brushing tolerance
    Tooth Brushing oT

    Tips to Make Grooming Easier at Home

    In General
    • Experiment with different flavors of toothpaste to determine which the child prefers

    • Consider using no toothpaste initially to increase the child’s comfort with the idea of
    having his/her teeth brushed

    • Start small to prevent overwhelming the child if brushing is extremely difficult


    • Start with 1-2 teeth per day, then increase from there

    • Trial different temperatures of water to see which is better tolerated orally

    • Consider a toothbrush that sings or lights up

    • Try brushing teeth while in the bathtub to combine these grooming tasks

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