2 year old having dentist??

[charliesarmy]

My two year old is having the dentist for the first time on Monday!! he has had his teeth checked by vet (but no work/gag ect) but this is his first official dentist check!! at this age is he going to get the works or just a feel around??

 

[kerilli]

my dentist was here today and said he likes to see horses from 18 months onwards, if that helps.

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

There will be little edges and points to take off but nothing serious. Enough to do to make it worth while and easier for the future though.

 

[charliesarmy]

K that does help as I thought I'd left "the initial" visit a bit late but now feels better has had vet checks! EKW will he have the gag in?? hopefully will see his mum being done (who is a dream) and realise we arnt about to butcher him lol

 

[Holly Hocks]

My two and a half year old had the dentist a couple of weeks ago for the first time. He had a feel round and apart from a couple of wolf teeth which may need removing when she is older, he didn't do anything as he said that there was nothing to do yet and he didn't charge me either!

 

[charliesarmy]

My two and a half year old had the dentist a couple of weeks ago for the first time. He had a feel round and apart from a couple of wolf teeth which may need removing when she is older, he didn't do anything as he said that there was nothing to do yet and he didn't charge me either!

The no charge sounds bliss!! sounds like what my vet has been doing,again for no charge!! hoping he'll be a good boy,he rather likes his mouth being messed with!

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

If he needs work done then yes he will have a gag in. But they do go easy on the babies.

 

[charliesarmy]

If he needs work done then yes he will have a gag in. But they do go easy on the babies.

hehehe watch this space! all part of the learning curve!!!

 

[Sparkles]

Might pull any caps off too...just had to have our 2/3 year olds done to pop off a couple!

 

[Carlosmum]

Mine had his wolf teeth out at 2. Not that they were casusing problems but it seemed better to do it before any problems developed. He was sedated by vet & there were no problems.

 

[welshied]

Mine had a gag in at 2 years and dentist just took the little rough edges off, he only worked on him for about 5-10 mins so it was a positive experience

 

[miss_c]

Titchy had a check and feel around (free!) aged 1 1/2, then at 2 she had her first 'dental' which included taking out wolf teeth. Vet gave her half the dose of sedation recommended and it was just as well as she was almost out for the count bless her.

 

[brighteyes]

my dentist was here today and said he likes to see horses from 18 months onwards, if that helps.

Yep, this. Checking for abnormalities, and a decent one will make sure the youngster at least isn't traumatised and is confident about being examined for next time.

 

[a kind of magic]

Ours had a little bit of light rasping at 2, one was dropping his food, the vet found some sharp edges so a little bit of rasping later and all was well. Ours were lightly sedated (half the usual dose) just to try and make it a better experience for them, must have worked as they are all excellent with their teeth being done now.