most recent 30 from http://moms4mom.com 2010-07-31T22:06:28Z http://moms4mom.com/feeds/tag/dentist http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://moms4mom.com/questions/1185/at-what-age-do-you-take-your-child-to-the-dentist dreamerisme 2009-10-15T00:06:20Z 2010-02-09T18:11:30Z

<p>Just wondered when you take your child to the dentist for the first time. My daughter is 13 months old and the teeth brushing is a struggle so I am not sure if I should take her sooner rather than later. My pediatrician says not to worry as they are just baby teeth and she will loose them anyway but I am concerned and don't want them rotting.</p>

http://moms4mom.com/questions/3024/no-parent-supervision-during-a-childs-surgical-procedure-is-this-typical daflookie 2009-12-02T23:12:28Z 2009-12-03T06:02:35Z

<p>My 4 year old daughter needs her tongue clipped. We had a great appointment with a local oral surgeon to get an overview of the procedure, which is by nature pretty straight forward and not too big of a deal.</p> <p>They intend to give her an oral sedative in the waiting room, let it settle in, then give her some laughing gas in the surgical room. In rare cases they would resort to general anesthesia if the child is not cooperative (the DR said this was extremely rare).</p> <p>Now to the question: the office's policy is to not allow the parent to walk the child back or be in the surgical room at all. I understand a doctor not wanting have a parent looking over their shoulder during the procedure and do not have a problem with that. However, I find it odd that a parent can't even walk their 4 year old back to the room and settle them down before exiting so the procedure can take place amongst a bunch of strangers.</p> <p>Is this typical? My wife is uncomfortable that she can't take our daughter back and settle her down before exiting.</p> <p>Thanks!</p>

http://moms4mom.com/questions/2877/shedding-milk-teeth Emi 2009-11-25T22:01:41Z 2009-11-26T13:45:57Z

<p>I have heard and read that milk teeth start falling out at 6 years of age, but I am curious to learn about <em>how long it takes for the permanent teeth to come through</em> once the shedding of milk teeth has started. </p> <p>Also I am wondering <em>how long it roughly takes for the milk tooth to fall out</em>, once the tooth starts to feels a little loose and wobbly.</p> <p>We don't have a visit to the dentist scheduled in the next couple of months so any information would be greatly appreciated.</p>