I was told that a child's first dentist visit doesn't have to be until the child is 4. So with Alexis we decided we'd wait until then.
Then I was told that they recommend children come in after they have their first tooth!
Why do they change these recommendations constantly? I felt like a horrible mother and felt like I was way behind with both of them! Yikes! So Cory got us dental insurance and I made some appointments.
Appointment day came and boy was I dreading it. I tried preparing Alexis as best as I could, but the more I talked about it the more I could tell that I was scaring her, not good.
Paxton went first. They told me his appointment would be a whole hour long. That made me nervous. They had me sit in the chair and hold him in my lap. All they did was look inside his mouth, tell me that everything looked good, and to continue doing what I was doing as far as brushing them. 5 minutes, maybe, and we were done. What a waste. So my advice to other mamas out there who are hearing about these new recommendations....wait it out, unless you have a concern, I'd wait.
Alexis' turn came. I was more nervous for hers. We had a wonderful dental assistant who made Alexis feel really comfortable. I was impressed. They gave her some sunglasses and told her they looked like Rapunzel sunglasses and she was sold! She let the assistant do a FULL cleaning on her teeth. She loved it. She was talking their ears off, telling them her life story. =) The assistant told me that she was the best 3 year old patient she'd ever had, I was so proud.
She's got some great teeth too. The only concern the dentist had was that she has a gap between her 2 front teeth and there is extra tissue there. He said if it doesn't go away by the time she is 7, then they will have to remove it. 7 years old seems like a lifetime away, let's hope it fixes itself! =)
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