Checkups & X-rays: Infant, The First Years

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When Is Sedating a Child at the Dentist Appropriate?

A.H. asks from San Francisco

My son is 4 and he has been to the dentist 3 times now. All of the visits have been awful (ear splitting screaming, struggling, kicking, grabbing at tools, refusing ...

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Baby's First Dental Checkup

R.V. asks from Chicago

My work just finished open enrollment for insurance. While it was still going on I called my dentist to see if I should add my son to my dental insurance. He said tha...

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Baby Teeth Problems

M.E. asks from Jonesboro

My son has finally got his two front teeth. They are huge! Like adult teeth. Also, he has a rather noticable gap between them. The gap is something that most of the p...

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Toddler Bad Cavity

J.F. asks from Salt Lake City

The dentist told me that my daughter has a bad cavity and has to get a cap put on it. The cavity is in so deep. Has anyone ever had to have that done my daughter is 2...

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Insurance for a 1 Year Old?

A.J. asks from Shreveport

Hey Mamas~ I was just wondering, do you carry your baby on your dental or vision insurance? My baby is only 9 months old now (turning 1 in March 2012), and the ne...

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My 5 Year-old Has a Cavity Why Do I Feel like a Horrible Mom???

A.H. asks from Chicago

So we had our 6 month check-up at the pediatric dentist today. My 5 year-old has his first cavity. Apparently his teeth are genetically porous and more susceptible ...

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Braces

K.S. asks from Minneapolis

The dentist has recommended we see an orthodontist for our 2 older boys. We went for one of the boys and of course they recommend braces which are very expensive. Ho...

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Doctors and Extended Breastfeeding Rant. Read Only If Bored..

L.D. asks from Dallas

I've always felt my pediatrician was a little "anti" breast feeding. I breastfed both of my children, pretty much on demand, until they were one. And, even though my ...

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Is She Missing Teeth?

R.P. asks from Seattle

My daughter(11.5months) has her top 4 and bottom two. I think she is getting a molar on her bottom left in. Shouldn't her teeth besides her bottom two come in befor...

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What Should I Do?

T.T. asks from Savannah

Hi... i am normally not good at these so i am just going to give it a whirl. I am a parent of a beautiful daughter in the army, and i am currently overseas. I left he...