BTDT: first dentist appt

miss2697 · January 2015

I know we are a ways out yet, but since we've moved I've been looking up pediatric dentists. LO has had quite a set of teeth for a while so I'd like to go sooner rather than later. I'm wondering what to expect. Do they clean them? And if so, what's that like? LO loves brushing her teeth, but I've been trying to get into the habit of doing them for her since technically she's not doing anything but chewing on it. She fought a little in the beginning, but I think she's coming around to it. It just makes me nervous to think of that first appointment. I picture some type of restraints and a screaming child.

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miss2697 · January 2015

Yay, that makes me so happy!

Lelo2006 · January 2015

I thought it was 6 months after the first tooth?? James got his teeth at 14 months haha

[Deleted User] · January 2015

I took DD at 16 months. They asked if I was ok with her crying, because they said she will. She did. I sat her in the chair and I sat in front of her. They cleaned them with what they use to buff teeth after an adult cleaning. Then they put fluoride on them and said to wipe or brush before bed after milk. Have not done that since that would screw sleeping up. They also just looked in her mouth. In an out in less than 10 mins.

beckyanddon · January 2015

LO went last month. They counted and used a brush. I sat him on my lap and sang to him while she worked. Total appointment time 5-6 minutes!

PrimRoseMama · January 2015

They looked at the kids teeth & examined Dentist Bear. Both flipped shit the entire time, but hey, screaming made it easy to look lol. :P

EagleWife · January 2015

I held her in my lap and she cried the whole time. More details here. Good luck!

rondosa · January 2015

We went around 13 months or so, I was under the impression we had to go around 12months? He's had 16tweth for a while so I figured we'd go.

The dentist was great. He did amazingly we'll, no tears. I was soooo surprised. It was like he was in a trance.

She just looked at his teeth and showed us good ways to brush and that was it.

new2011mommy · January 2015

My pedi told me to take DS at 3. She said before that and they are too young. I do plan to ask our dentist at DS's next appointment, when if he recommends I bring DD sooner.

DS goes to a pediatric dentist. He told me he will never hold a child down. The first visit, he came into the waiting room to talk to me and DS. We were the only appointment at that time and he said he does that with the first visit so the child feels comfortable. He brushed DS's teeth and then scheduled us for a month later. I was wearing DD and he asked me to have her in a stroller so DS could sit on my lap. The second visit, I sat in the dentist chair and DS was on my lap. They inspected his teeth and brushed them with the electric tooth brush. The third visit, DS was fine and sat in the chair on his own. I was in the room with him. They did a full cleaning on his teeth. I love our dentist and how patient he was in making sure DS was very comfortable before he started the cleanings.

andrea0418 · January 2015

I took ty about 3 weeks ago. They just talked to me and looked at his teeth and gave us a bag of stuff.

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