REALLY bad breath in toddler.

[delphmoon]

Is it a fruity smell?

[Janie71]

Is she teething? My DD gets bad breath when teething and she is getting 2 of her 2 year old molar's at the moment!

Janie xxx

[Traveller]

I second that you can use toothpaste now as long as it is a baby safe one. You can get organic ones if you are so inclined. However my immediate thought is that she might have a bit of a tummy upset, as this will cause bad breath in otherwise normal toddlers (or at least it always has for my children). Alternatively she might have a viral throat infection but is otherwise asymptomatic.

By all means take her to the dentist, but I wouldn't worry unless the bad breath has been there for over a month or if you can see an infected tooth.

[RhiChiChi]

My gf DS used to get bad breath when he was suffering from tonsilitis - she isn't sick is she?

[Olive]

bad breath can be caused by a few things, tummy and lung problems are just two, can you floss her teeth??? get the ones with the floss on the stick