First Dentist Visit?

Question

At what age should a child have their first dentist visit? My son is 30 months old. I havent carried him yet and was just wondering. I figured sometime before he turns 3, just for a check up.

Answer 1

I wish I'd took my daughter before she was even 1 as she has low-enamel due to being premature and has terrible teeth problems! I am guessing your son has pretty good teeth (from what you can see when you clean them) but I'd definitly take him now as cavities are more common than people think in toddlers!

PS, my D first visit was 20mths and she screamed and hated it (the dentist was horrible though) second time she saw a loverly paediatric dentist and she was fine, third time she even opened her mouth and said arrrrrh (22mths) so at 30mths I reckon your lad will be fine!

Answer 2

This is a great time to get him in.  Let them know up front that this is his first visit.  They will probably just have a quick look at his teeth and maybe polish and fluoride.  Don't expect it to go well, just make it as positive an experience as possible.

Answer 3

My dad's friend is a dentist and my sister is 3. She still didn't go to the dentist because her teeth haven't grown that much yet. Once your child's teeth grow an amount that you feel is long enough then take him/her to the dentist. My dad's friend (the dentist) told my dad to take my sister to the dentist in about a year or so. He said that its healthy for a baby's teeth to wait a while before they get the fluoride and cleaning. It's not good for the baby's teeth to get these things on their teeth until they have grown enough and have gotten strong enough.

Hope that helped,

♥♥Angie♥♥ ☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺

Answer 4

When he gets teeth, it is time to see a dentist.

Answer 5

we went at 24 months.  we have a pediatric dentist so they did a fantastic job of making it tons of fun for my son!  he absolutely loved it and brushes his teeth every day now because SHE told him to.  :)