Your child should begin seeing a dentist soon after their first tooth erupts, according to the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD). Many parents don’t realize how early dental visits can be beneficial to a child’s oral health.
A dentist can help protect your child’s earliest teeth against oral disease, as well as help you learn how to care for your child’s oral health when they’re very young. Oral disease can affect teeth as soon as they grow in, so protecting them is important. Even though children will lose their primary teeth, diseases that affect them can create problems for their secondary teeth.