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Advice on Helping 2-Year-old W/ Toothbrushing

P.P. asks from San Francisco

My daughter has become quite resistant to having mommy or daddy brush her teeth, and pulls the usual toddler routine of screaming and passive resistance (I now know w...

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3 Year Old Won't Let Me Brush His Teeth

M.B. asks from Los Angeles

My 3 year old fights me every night while I brush his teeth. This has been going on for almost 2 years. I have to pin him down so I can brush his teeth. I tried le...

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Tooth Sealant for 8 Year Old

C.O. asks from Minneapolis

I took my kids to the Dentist last week and they told I should have my 8 year old's son's teeth put a sealant on them. She gave me a brochure which says it's a plast...

18

Floride Drops for Babies

S. asks from Phoenix

I am a mother of a 10 month old boy. He currently ahs two bottom teeth and we are in the process of getting 2 tops teeth. I brush his teeth every night. He is a fo...

13

How to Get My Son to Stop Sucking His Thumb!!

S.B. asks from Birmingham

Ok, well heres my problem: My baby is 11 months old and sucks his thumb all the time besides when he's playing. At what age am I supposed to get him to quit sucking...

13

When to Start Using Toothpaste?

A.H. asks from Fort Myers

My DS is just shy of 27mo. We brush teeth with just water right now. But he is eating a much bigger variety of food, now that I'm not so picky! lol So he does get a p...

15

Wisdom Teeth...

C.H. asks from Buffalo

When do wisdom teeth come out? Do you have to get them out, and by what age should you know if they do? What happens when they are taken, does it hurt? Do you get p...

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When Is It Time to Take Toddler to the Dentist?

C.G. asks from Austin

Hi Mamas, My son is 2 years old now and I was wondering when you all started to take your kids to the pediatric dentist?

14

Cavities- Novacaine or Gas

M.S. asks from Tampa

My 6 yr old has 2 cavities. The dentist has suggested using gas, which is not covered by insurance. In addition, I am leaning towards novacaine because it may encou...

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Dentist Fears

M.B. asks from Tucson

My 5 year old son is terrified of the dentisit. He has only been once and screamed the entire time. We went to a pediatric dentist and that did not help. They want...

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  • pea sized amount in 2 answers "Just use a pea sized amount and your child can learn to brush and spit it out when ..."
  • pick out her own toothbrush in 2 answers "Try to let her go to the store with you and pick out her own toothbrush and toothpaste."
  • toothpaste without fluoride in 2 answers "on a related note you should be using toothpaste WITHOUT fluoride in it until he is ..."
  • find a good pediatric dentist in 2 answers "... say that if they have teeth, they should be seen. Find a good pediatric dentist ..."
  • too much fluoride in 3 answers "This is why there isn't any in baby/toddler/kid toothpaste. Too much fluoride (for ..."