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Not Insured and Warried About Child's Permanent Teeth!
Asked by K.G. from Seattle
on May 5, 2008
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I just noticed tonight that my oldest son who is now 6, is having his first permanent tooth!!! What a shock for me, and what a feelig of seeing how much my baby has gr...
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- All my teeth came in behind my baby teeth. It's funny now, but my mom used to threaten me with pulling it out while I was asleep, or using the old string tied to the ...
- Most of my teeth as a child came in that way- permanent growing behind the baby tooth- for me the baby tooth always fell out in time for the adult tooth to move up int...
- I wouldn't worry about the tooth. The same thing happened to my son and it turned out fine. The old tooth eventually fell out and the new one moved into the correct pl...
How Do I Get My Daughter to Brush Her Teeth
Asked by M.H. from Chicago
on February 19, 2009
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My almost 3 year old is refusing to brush her teeth. We went to the dentist a few weeks ago and she was amazingly compliant at the dentist's. I think part of the iss...
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- Maybe make it a game. Put a cd player in the bathroom and pop her favorite cd in and see if she can brush for one entire song. (That's how long my dentist said to brus...
- Hello, My son is 8 & still hates the mint toothpastes so we get colgate pop stars. It is a mild mint & has star breath strips in it. It comes in one of those stan...
- Hi M.! My daughter turned 3 in November and is also "head strong" when she wants to be. The only way she will brush her teeth is with someone else. We see if she ca...
Three Questions on This First Special Milestone.
Asked by K.C. from San Diego
on June 11, 2010
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My son's first tooth is loose! We noticed it two days ago. How long from the time it's usually noticed loose till it pops out?
What is the going rate for a toot...
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- Some teeth come out quicker than others. Our daughter was eating strawberries and ate her first loose tooth! We wrote a note on a very small piece of paper for the t...
- The going rate in our area is $5. Our son had to fill out a tooth book at school and that seemed to be consistent with what the other kids wrote about receiving. We...
- It's usually a good amount of time before it's loose enough to fall out on it's own, like maybe 2 or 3 weeks, however, once it's loose enough that we can see the top o...
I Am Having a Hard Time with My 6 Year Old Stepdaughter and Teeth Brushing
Asked by C.W. from Los Angeles
on November 15, 2010
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My 6 year old stepdaughter has horrible baby teeth. She has had to have a few pulled, and has quite a few cavities in her mouth. The last dentist we took her to put th...
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- My 4.5 year old son is was pretty bad with teeth brushing until last year. As a toddler I had to hold him still to make him brush and everyone was unhappy. What made...
- My 6 year old also hates to get his teeth brushed (even though we have been brushing them years). Yes, you should brush them, not her (or both of you have a turn). ...
- Just a few ideas to try: lots of positive reinforcement, very encouraging when she makes the slightest effort to brush her teeth. A sticker chart - she gets a sticker ...
Brushing My Two Year Old's Teeth
Asked by A.L. from Johnson City
on September 14, 2007
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i can't seem to get my son to let me brush his teeth. it is a hassle everyday to get it done so i'm just about ready to quit. my one year old daughter lets me brush he...
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- You didn't say if you are using any type of toothpaste--if so, it could be that. My daughter is 2 also. I usually just wet her brush and let her chew on it, (say wh...
- A., Hi there. I have a 3 your old Daughter and she loves to brush her teeth on her own, but we always go over them after she is done. But like one of the others sa...
- when my kid was 2, i let him brush his own teeth. Even if all he did was stick the toothe brush in his mouth. maybe every 3rd or 4th day i would do it for him. as mont...
Getting 17 Month Old to Brush Teeth.
Asked by G.L. from Tuscaloosa
on April 5, 2008
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My daugther allowed us to brush her first 2 teeth when she was 7 months old but after she got her top two at about 10 months she has grown more and more resistant to a...
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- I have a 22 month old and every morning we brush our teeth together. I give him his tooth brush and he tries to do the same thing I'm doing with my toothbrush. Before...
- I had this problem, and my solution had a few parts to it. First I let him hold a toothbrush. I used a toothpaste specially made for infants/toddlers. I think made ...
- Just a thought.... Does your child still sit in a highchair for mealtimes? You might try giving her a toothbrush while she sits in her chair and letting her explore h...
Brushing Our 3 Year Old's Teeth
Asked by S.M. from Washington DC
on September 26, 2008
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Please let me know if you have this problem and how you handled it. I'll be as brief as I can be.
I'm home with our son full time. When my husband gets home we hav...
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- this may sound horrible but I ALWAYS end up bargaining with my son when I want him to do stuff he doesn't want to. "No brushing your teeth, then no bedtime story" or ...
- Dear S., What type of toothbrush and toothpaste are you using for your son? If you are using regular toothpaste - it may be too strong for his taste buds. Find a g...
- Hi S., I have a 3 year old boy and he doesn't hate brushing his teeth but we did just get him one of those teeth tunes toothbrushes. It plays songs while they brush ...
My 2 1/2 Year Old Won't Let Us Brush His Teeth...
Asked by B.B. from Johnstown
on October 21, 2009
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My 2 1/2 year old won't let us brush his teeth... he will come to us and say "I brush teeth" and wants his toothbrush with his toothpaste on it. When we try to brush h...
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- Buy your son a battery operated toothbrush. My son has a routine at night with brushing the teeth. He takes his allergy medicine and then we brush his teeth. I sit him...
- Ah, wannabe independent toddlers want power. Have you taken your son to the dentist yet? If yes, and his check-up is good, no worries until next visit. If no, make an ...
- You have some good recommendations here! We have 2 toothbrushes out at a time (4 or 5 total) and he gets one, and I get one. He does his thing (sucking, biting, pl...
Give Me Your Opinion on the Effect of Thumbsucking on Teeth for a 2 1/2 Yr Old
Asked by C. from Cleveland
on August 27, 2009
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My daughter's dentist wants her to stop sucking her thumb because of her top two teeth but I've read that at her age it is only a myth that it has long term affects. ...
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- I not only work for a general practice dentist but my daughter visits the ped. dentist down the hall. He recommends all oral habits be done by the age of 4. My daugh...
- I worked for a pediatric dentist for 12 years. Thumb sucking does lead to problems. The upper jaw molds itself around the thumb because it's always in her mouth. Th...
- I wouldn't worry too much about it at this age...the dentist is going to go apes**t on you but really its not that big of a deal. My oldest sucked her thumb until she...
When Should I Start to Worry?
Asked by N.G. from Tulsa
on July 8, 2008
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Hi, my Son is almost 6 1/2 years old, and he has not lost one tooth, and several of my friends kids (boys and girls) have lost several teeth! My son has been to the De...
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- I don't think it's anything to worry about. My daughter is 6 as well and hasn't lost any of her teeth. I just think that some are slower than others. If you find out t...
- If the dentist says not to worry, then don't. He probably has taken an x-ray and sees other teeth in the gums, just ready to take their places once the baby teeth are...
- You absolutely should NOT worry. There is a huge range of ages when kids lose their first teeth. Mine didn't lose his first one until the end of first grade and then...
