Anyone have any experience with this?
I noticed yesterday that my nearly 17mo dd had some yellowish stains behind her upper and lower teeth (4 in each row so far) and a small divit or pit behind one of her upper incisor teeth. Two of her bottom teeth (not the center two, but one on either side of those two) are slightly grayish and have been since the time they came in a few months ago, I think. I started reading about early childhood caries on here and got really worried, so I made a quick appt. with my dentist this morning.
He was able to get a quick look at her teeth and the pit and concluded that she had some plaque/tartar build up, which, while not ideal, is not considered that worrisome. I really am hoping that that is the case here, although I am not 100% convinced. He said to just avoid juice and sugary things (other than fruit) and to try and brush better and more frequently.
Should I try and make an appt. with a pediatric dentist or just wait and see while trying to establish better hygiene habits? From what I've read, decay can spread quickly, and I obviously don't want that to happen, if it is indeed decay that she has. We already eat well (more TF than not), don't eat sugar, sleep well, have low stress, etc. She does night nurse occasionally, but usually only once and not for very long (she sleeps very well). DD hates toothpaste, but we do brush at least 2x per day and use the spiffies xylitol wipes. I am thinking of getting the Spry infant gel and the Spry mints, based on what I've read in this forum.
Please help me not to stress so much about this!
I noticed yesterday that my nearly 17mo dd had some yellowish stains behind her upper and lower teeth (4 in each row so far) and a small divit or pit behind one of her upper incisor teeth. Two of her bottom teeth (not the center two, but one on either side of those two) are slightly grayish and have been since the time they came in a few months ago, I think. I started reading about early childhood caries on here and got really worried, so I made a quick appt. with my dentist this morning.
He was able to get a quick look at her teeth and the pit and concluded that she had some plaque/tartar build up, which, while not ideal, is not considered that worrisome. I really am hoping that that is the case here, although I am not 100% convinced. He said to just avoid juice and sugary things (other than fruit) and to try and brush better and more frequently.
Should I try and make an appt. with a pediatric dentist or just wait and see while trying to establish better hygiene habits? From what I've read, decay can spread quickly, and I obviously don't want that to happen, if it is indeed decay that she has. We already eat well (more TF than not), don't eat sugar, sleep well, have low stress, etc. She does night nurse occasionally, but usually only once and not for very long (she sleeps very well). DD hates toothpaste, but we do brush at least 2x per day and use the spiffies xylitol wipes. I am thinking of getting the Spry infant gel and the Spry mints, based on what I've read in this forum.
Please help me not to stress so much about this!
