I used to let my daughter brush my teeth while I brushed her teeth. It wasn’t always comfortable, but most of the time I was able to brush her teeth well.
We play a game. My daughters favourite tv show is pj masks so I’ll tell her things like “eww there’s ninjalinos in your teeth, or get night ninja he’s right there!” I know it sounds silly but It really helps us lol
What about an electric tooth brush? We started out with one for our son when he got his first couple of teeth and he loved it.
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Let them pick out their own toothbrush, watch videos or get books about it. I let my daughter brush my teeth while I brush hers… now she brushes her teeth and I have a turn when she’s done.
Take her “toothbrush shopping” make a thing of it and let her pick out her toothbrush. Then get like a treasure chest full of prizes for when she does. That’s what I would do.
Of course she hates it! Does not matter. The fact that she already has had teeth replaced, indicates she is not able to be responsible at her age. Maybe try consequences?
Get her and electric toothbrush. My daughter is almost 9 and still loves hers.
I used toothpaste pads that I got from the dentist
You brush her teeth. Yes she will scream, but it’s ok. You need to do it anyway
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She won’t be able to do it on her own correctly for a long time. Maybe try a battery operated one that oscillates or one that has a flashing light timer or plays music for how long she should be brushing. Also try different toothpaste flavors, but brushing is more important than toothpaste at that age.
They have finger tooth brushes you can use. My daughter let’s me brush her teeth with them.
I made it a game for my 18 month old. I let him “brush” mine and he lets me scrub his lol.
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I 1st try to gives him a toothbrush randomly just so he could get familiar with it, I brush my teeth and try to engage to have him brush mine while I do his or have him brush himself. if it doesnt work out I sit down with him in my lap hold his hands and make sure to be quick and brush them.
they need to get their teeth brushed, when we 1st started I was always scared to force it on him, now we got 3 cavities and got scolded from the dentist so I dont let him skip brushing anymore, the more we do it the less he started to struggle with, just keep trying 
What has being on the bottle got to do with her decay?
I brush them for her… You can’t expect a toddler to 1) want to brush and 2) do it correctly…
You’re the parent… Brush her damn teeth… Let her fight you, let her kick and scream who cares? Grab her mouth and brush her teeth and tell her it will be that way until she lets you do it the nice way.
My son used to give me trouble as well at this age and I would gently tuck his right arm under my left, holding him close to me, like his head cradled in the crook kn my shoulder. He would scream his head off at first, but not really struggle or anything. I sing the same song every time (it takes about 2 mins to sing it) and would hold his left arm out of the way if he was flailing around. Again I did this gently and, if he fought too hard, I would let him go for a bit to calm down. Just be firm, consistent, and gentle. Now I dont even have to hold him anymore (though sometimes he wants me to!) And he is brushing like a pro!
Electric tooth brush and charcoal toothpaste. My kids love the charcoal toothpaste cause it turns their mouth black and I helps them see what spots they missed
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I brush mine and my 2 year brushes his at same time. Make sure there’s a mirror they can see themselves. And now my kid lets me rebrush his when I’m done.
Make it into a game and make a sticker chart for her. Every time she brushes her teeth she can pick out a sticker to put on it. Come up with a goofy song. Look up clips from shows like Daniel tiger or Barney about brushing your teeth. There’s tons of different ways to go about it, just try to not show your frustration. The more you fight and make it a huge deal the less she’ll want to do it.
My oldest hated brushing, we made up a song and that helped but sometimes I physically held his head between my knees and brushed his teeth the best I could, sometime we only got once a day but hes 10 now and never had a cavity. Sometimes its gonna be harder than others just get it done quickly, she will grow out of it
Do it regardless of her screaming. Tell her you’re not leaving the bathroom until it’s done. Tooth decay can cause a whole list of health problems, brushing isn’t negotiable.