2006-07-20 12:36:41 · 13 answers · asked by haters 1 in Health ➔ Dental
Best to start early, so they get used to it. My niece went when she was 2 1/2 (and it was a VERY positive experience...so, now, she is even more into brushing her teeth).
2006-07-20 12:41:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's fine to start at two. Of course, those teeth are going to fall out, but they can see if there are any problems, and it gets the kids accustomed to going. For sure go as soon as the first few permanent teeth come in. My two year old loves the 'tooth fairy' assistant at the dentist. She even pushed her five year old sister out of the way to get to the chair!
2006-07-20 12:42:33 · answer #2 · answered by Karman V 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dad is a dentist and he shows at a three hundred and sixty 5 days they ought to bypass in and get their teeth "counted". My 2 3 hundred and sixty 5 days previous went in very last 3 hundred and sixty 5 days and he had suggested that the visit is in basic terms to work out if their teeth are starting to be in precise and how they look considering at 1yr olds they're already all started on juice. My oldest daughter now 5 did not bypass in till she replaced into 2 one million/2 and she or he had already had a touch hollow area.(oops) in case your ins. received't pay for it it frequently purely expenditures about 40-50 money. otherwise as long as you sweep his teeth on a daily basis he should be positive till he's 3.
2016-12-10 12:42:23 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have two daughters, they are four and six. i have been taking them since they were two and a half and i take them every six months for a check up, flouride treatments, and tooth cleaning. since they were so young when i first started taking them, they love the dentist and are not afraid of him whatsoever. they give them free children's toothbrush, toothpaste, dental floss, and stickers. he's great with them, too.
i just use a regular dentist, not a pediatric dentist, which would probably be better...but there are none in my area, i have to drive 40 miles to get to one.
my youngest daughter fell when she was two and a half and chipped her tooth. at her appointment the tooth was fine, the next six month appointment, it became a cavity so our regular dentist didn't want to take her since she was so young due to the anesthesia and all. we did have to travel to a pediatric dentist then. it was much nicer there. they only do kids and the whole office was set up for kids and had toys galore. they were much more expensive, though.
we have dental insurance, so our six month visits are covered through that. but at our regular dentist, the bill every six months is usually around 86.00 for each child and that includes the office visit , flouride treatment and cleaning. at the pediatric dentist, just the office visit consult was 80.00 plus with the filling it was almost 400.00. i was stunned.
i highly suggest you take your child by the age of two, UNLESS YOU NOTICE A PROBLEM, LIKE BABY BOTTLE TOOTH DECAY OR RED INFLAMMED GUMS. if they are scared, the dentist, if he/she is good, will allow the child to ride in the chair and spot clean the teeth to get them accustomed to the routine. in the mean time, you need to talk about how fun the dentist is to go to and how great the free things will be that they will receive so the child will look forward to going and won't be scared. most likely, they will allow you to stay in the room with them to keep them calm. allow them to take their favorite animal or blanket for security. they will eventually love to go to the dentist. remember, the mouth is the entry way to the soul...it's the most looked at body part on body (contrary to popular belief). make your child proud to smile.
2006-07-20 13:34:03 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think I started going at 5 or so. The earlier, the better. around the age when teeth start to fall out.... 5 or 6?
2006-07-20 12:40:34 · answer #5 · answered by completepsycho. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start young, I would suggest around 2 as this is when they usually have all their baby teeth. Starting early gets them used to the idea of a dental chair etc.
2006-07-20 18:55:33 · answer #6 · answered by mickeymaz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WHEN THEY START GETTING TEETH, GET THEM USED TO THE IDEA SO THERE IS NO FEAR, AND THE DENTISTS CAN KEEP UP WITH SEALANTS, IN THIS DAY AND AGE, KIDS HAVE NO REASON TO HAVE CAVITIES, THERE ARE MORE OPTIONS, AND PREVENTATIVE MEASURES THAN EVER.
2006-07-20 12:40:36 · answer #7 · answered by helper 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
around 3 or 4. depends upon whether or not they can open their mouth and follow the dentists directions.
2006-07-20 12:40:23 · answer #8 · answered by John T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At one year of age is a great idea to anticipate any problems that are in process.
2006-07-20 12:41:42 · answer #9 · answered by sochiswim 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on when they have teeth, although its probably good to take them from about the age of one.
2006-07-20 12:42:06 · answer #10 · answered by StatIdiot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋