baby teeth and dentist

I have 2 questions-

1. Is it normal for baby teeth to come in very crooked? My DD is getting teeth at a rapid rate now, but the top ones are all crooked and there are big spaces between them. Anyone have this happen? Did they stay crooked or straighten out as others came in?

2. When are you supposed to start taking them to a dentist? And do you go to a regular dentist, or are there pediatric dentists?

Re: baby teeth and dentist

1. yes, it is normal for baby's teeth to be crooked and such. I remember thinking the same thing when DS started getting teeth - esp the top two. I read in one of my books that it's normal.

2. Thanks for asking this question. I don't know the answer, but I have been wondering the same thing! Hopefully someone else will have some info.

Re: baby teeth and dentist

I just had to take my 2 year old DS to the dentist. Here is their website, where I got a lot of useful info -

http://supermolar.com/dental_topics.html#What is a Pediatric Dentist


HTH