southpawboston
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our elder DD (2.5 yr) still hasn't been to the dentist, but we've been brushing her teeth nightly since she was one year old. she *knows* how to brush them herself, but she can't really do it properly, so we have her start, and then we finish the job for her.
i also wanted to schedule her first regular dentist's visits starting when she hit 2 yrs (if only to start getting her comfortable with going to the dentist), but DW thinks it is too early. i also wanted to start brushing her teeth twice daily (our ped suggested this also) but with our younger DD now crawling and requiring a lot more attention now, that 2nd daily brushing just hasn't been happening.
sooo... i'm wondering what others have been doing:
- when did you start brushing your child's teeth?
- when were they able to brush (properly) themselves?
- how often do you/they brush their teeth (times per day)?
- when did they have their first dentist's visit?
i also wanted to schedule her first regular dentist's visits starting when she hit 2 yrs (if only to start getting her comfortable with going to the dentist), but DW thinks it is too early. i also wanted to start brushing her teeth twice daily (our ped suggested this also) but with our younger DD now crawling and requiring a lot more attention now, that 2nd daily brushing just hasn't been happening.
sooo... i'm wondering what others have been doing:
- when did you start brushing your child's teeth?
- when were they able to brush (properly) themselves?
- how often do you/they brush their teeth (times per day)?
- when did they have their first dentist's visit?