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mchiquita101@sbcglobal.net

April 14th, 2010 at 2:44 am

1 year

Pat R

April 14th, 2010 at 3:37 am

When my son was younger (he’s 8 now), the rule was at age 3 years. Now, I think dentists want to see children around their first birthday. I don’t think it will hurt you to wait until 3 years as long as you take the normal precautions…no soft drinks, brushing after eating sweets, not too many fruit juices, etc. My son has never had a cavity yet, and his dentist says that he’s because he doesn’t like soda and won’t drink it.

4Real

April 14th, 2010 at 4:20 am

yes, my daughters pediatrician said at one year is the best time.
Heck I’ve seen 2year olds with their rotted out of their heads already, so I’d just make an appt with someone who will take your son that young and accepts Medicaid.

Daniel

April 14th, 2010 at 4:31 am

Erm… taking care of the sugar intake of your child is more important than going to see dentist. Only my suggestion. Try not to give more sugar try sugar free drinks…

I only bring my child whenever they have fully grown milk teeth. I mean all the teeth are out.

Cheers

tweed801

April 14th, 2010 at 5:27 am

the provider knows best. three years is good. keep the candy away.

laura n

April 14th, 2010 at 5:37 am

Just prior to the first teeth coming in
there is more to a health mouth then teeth, gums are also there too, take them early, its never a bad idea to get them started on the right track, baby teeth are just as important as adult teeth for many reason

lzrd87

April 14th, 2010 at 6:24 am

My sons pediatrician says 3 yrs old is the best time to get them to the dentist.
He has had a toothbrush and paste since he was around 2. To get him in the habit of brushing his teeth.

katskradle

April 14th, 2010 at 6:43 am

My dentist doesn’t take children until 3 years old. My niece just went for her first checkup a couple weeks ago in fact, and she is 3.

Danielle M

April 14th, 2010 at 6:59 am

I TOOK MY DAUGHTER TO THE DENTIST WHEN SHE WAS 1 YEAR & 8 MONTHS. THE DENTIST TOLD ME SHE WAS TOO YOUNG THAT SHE NEEDED TO BE 4 YEARS OLD. THE DENTIST JUST TOOK A LOOK AT HER TEETH AND SAID SHE IS OK JUST BRUSH HER TEETH DAILY.

ColinsMomma06

April 14th, 2010 at 7:18 am

I asked the same question on my pediatrician when I took my son in for his 12 month check up…she said 3 years old is when they should start going.

elizabeth

April 14th, 2010 at 8:06 am

My dad is a dentist and he suggests at a year they should go in and get their teeth “counted”. My 2 year old went in last year and he had said that the visit is just to see if their teeth are growing in properly and how they look since at 1yr olds they are already started on juice. My oldest daughter now 5 didn’t go in until she was 2 1/2 and she had already had a little cavity.(oops) If your ins. won’t pay for it it usually only costs about 40-50 dollars. Otherwise as long as you brush his teeth every day he should be fine until he is three.

momof10

April 14th, 2010 at 8:12 am

Around three is a good time. However, you are really your kids first dentist. Make sure you show them the proper way to brush their teeth. Make a game out of it. Get them in the habit of looking forward to brushing early.It will pay off in the future.

Kimmie

April 14th, 2010 at 8:23 am

My daughter’s 1st visit was at the age of 18 months. They tried to take x-rays but she wasn’t cooperative. The “cleaning” amounted to brushing her teeth because they said she was too young for the fluoride treatment (not ready to let the fluoride stay on a few minutes before spitting it out). The dentist counted her teeth, looked for cavities (very quickly) and checked the shape of her bite. She had her 2nd visit at 2 years old and it went pretty much the same way.

I don’t think the dentist is necessary unless you think your child might have potential problems. The main reason I took my daughter is because I’m anal about oral hygiene and she had insurance.