What happens at their first dentist appt?

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Or daughter is set to go March 5th for the first time. She has 12 teeth in total. 4 are molars. Do they clean them with a machine or anything sharp? Because she is suuuper fidgety when ppl try to do anything to her around her mouth area- I can barely even wipe her off with a baby wipe after meals.

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My son had a meltdown! They watched me brush his teeth, checked quick with a mirror, and sent us on our way. Didn’t want to traumatize him!

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Just took my 19 month olds. It was very fast.  They clean them with the brush they clean yours with but super fast, have a quick look to make sure they all look healthy and they also did a fluoride treatment but that's optional.  They head me lay them down in my lap with their head in the dentist lap. Wasn't too bad but my boys love to brush their teeth.  Maybe took 5 minutes for the whole thing.

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My daughter had her first appointment a couple weeks ago. The dentist was really great. She sang songs as she counted her teeth and looked into her mouth. My LO sat on my lap. Then they cleaned using the regular mechanical brush- it took less than 60 seconds, she hated it, but then was fine. Totally not as bad as I expected!

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They didn’t even clean my daughter’s when we went in December. They gave her a toothbrush to chew on while we were there and then just looked in her mouth really quick. They did clean my 3 yo’s teeth though!

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Mine went at 1yr and just hit his second apt earlier this month. They just brushed his teeth and did a flouride treatment. He told me his molars were coming in and gave me info about kids who are late bloomers (hes behind his peers on number of teeth). He cried the whole time because hes still very strange danger and had to have his head in their lap, but it was quick and then he was all smiles because he got a book and a balloon.

What happens at their first dentist appt?

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