Patients who have children often wonder when they should bring them in for their first visit to our Lynnwood Dentistry. After all, how important is dental care when you don’t have any permanent teeth yet? Surprising as it may be, your child’s baby teeth (or “primary teeth”) have a powerful impact on his or her life, and poor oral hygiene at a young age may have tooth-shattering consequences long after this first set of not-so-pearly-whites has been replaced.
Child’s Primary Teeth
A child’s primary teeth, after all, are his or her mouth’s “training wheels”. If you learn how to take care of these teeth at a young age, you’re far more likely to retain these habits later in life. Meanwhile, these teeth are playing an important role in developing proper chewing habits, speech habits, and self-esteem, all of which can be catastrophically harmed if tooth decay plagues your child with a crooked or painful bite.
Further, there is the occasional case of a baby tooth that simply does not have a permanent tooth growing beneath it. Your child may have to hang on to a primary tooth well into his or her adult years and, as fragile as these teeth are, they need all the help they can get.
First Dental Visit
It’s generally advised that you bring your child in for a first dental visit around his or her first birthday. Bring your young ones to Song’s Lynnwood dental center, and give them the gift of a healthy smile that will last a lifetime.
