Take a moment to brush your molars with the tip of your tongue. Feel all those little nooks and crannies? Food and bacteria love to burrow in them as if settling down for a long winter’s nap. They’re not sleeping, though. They’re working hard to destroy tooth enamel. Little teeth are especially vulnerable. But just …
Guess the riddle: What starts with a wiggle and ends with a gap-toothed giggle? A loose tooth! It’s just another rite of passage in your child’s smile journey. But what if that pesky loose tooth turns your child’s smile upside down? You may be tempted to pull it out. Here’s what you need to know …
There’s a monster living your child’s mouth. Its name is Streptococcus, and it’s ready to wreak havoc on your child’s teeth this Halloween. Streptococcus is a bacteria that craves and feeds on sugar on your teeth. As the bacteria eats, the sugar is broken down into acids. It’s these acids that eat away at tooth …
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Want your child’s pacifier to magically disappear? Call in the Binky Fairy. She collects pacifiers from toddlers all over the world and gives them to babies who need them (wink, wink). Get your tyke ready for life without paci by following these steps: Give your toddler a heads up. Let her know the Binky …
It’s that time of year again. Time to fill up your child’s lunch box each morning with healthy treats that they will actually eat. Sounds like a tall order, but a lunch box packed with a tooth-friendly, energizing meal is as important as making sure they have pencils and paper. Eating a healthy lunch not …
A tooth emergency can happen to any child, any time. Your child might fall and break a tooth. Or she might bite her cheek and start bleeding. Depending on the situation, you may need your pediatric dentist to mend the mishap. Here’s what to do in the meantime: My child fell and knocked out a …
Want to give your child something to smile about? Choose a pediatric dentist when you are searching for your child’s dental home. It’s a completely different experience than going to a family dentist. Reasons to Choose a Specialist Family dentists practice general dentistry for people of all ages, but a pediatric dentist spends all day …
One Pediatric Dentist’s Story *Charlie came to one of our offices last year, clutching his mother’s hand and refusing to sit in a dental chair. Over a two-month span, he visited our pediatric dentist five times. Each time he toured the office, he warmed up a little more. As Charlie got to know us, he …
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“When does my child need to see an orthodontist?” is a common question we get from parents. The American Academy of Orthodontics (AAO) recommends children see an orthodontist by age 7 — and for good reason. Orthodontists do more than straighten teeth. Sure, an attractive smile may be a patient’s desired outcome, but the bite’s health (the …
You can order just about anything for delivery these days, including braces. But should you? Online companies offer a cheap solution for straightening teeth without a visit to a dentist or orthodontist in person. These companies usually have patients take an impression of their teeth using putty and a tray. You mail the impressions back …
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