A Child’s First Visit to the Dentist
It can be shocking to many parents, if not perplexing: many dentists now recommend you schedule your child’s first visit before he or she turns one. Before you brush it off as a bit of overzealous advice, you should know it’s supported by the American Dental Association and American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry—and with good reason!
Besides setting your child on a lifelong path ...
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7 Dental Hacks to Protect Your Child’s Smile
Take notes, tired parents! If you’ve all but emptied your bag of tricks to get your little one to brush and floss regularly, there are still a few more cards you can put up your sleeve to help keep smiles cavity-free.
Give these sneaky (yet proven) dental hacks a try to preserve your child’s oral health:
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Halloween is right around the corner. When all the excitement over costumes, candy and fun dies down, don’t forget that your children’s teeth might need a little extra attention. After all, you want their teeth to be looking and feeling as good in November as they were in October.
The American Dental Association’s Mouth Healthy website has a great collection of tips for keeping mouths healthy around Halloween and all year long. Those tips are listed below. Continue Reading →
Have you heard of “baby bottle tooth decay” or “bottle rot”? Parents know they don’t want their children to have it, but many don’t know how it happens or what they can do to prevent it.
Baby teeth, even when they first arrive in the mouth, are susceptible to tooth decay. It is important to protect these teeth from decay so a child’s smile will look good, feel good and function properly. The baby teeth are essential for eating, speech development, ...
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Our teenage patients are usually aware of the existence of wisdom teeth and commonly ask questions about them. Those questions almost always involve some variation on, “Do I need to have them removed?” and “Will it hurt?”.
Wisdom teeth are the final set of molars that grow into our mouths, most commonly between the ages of 18 and 20. By the time these teeth are ready to erupt into the mouth, there are usually 28 adult teeth already present. If there ...
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The internet is full of information and misinformation about oral health. It is often difficult to know if the information you’re reading online is fact or fiction. WebMD has an entire section devoted to healthy teeth and included in this section is an article entitled, “15 Myths and Facts About Cavities.” While this article isn’t specifically written about ...
Continue Reading →The internet is full of information and misinformation about oral health. It is often difficult to know if the information you’re reading online is fact or fiction. WebMD has an entire section devoted to healthy teeth and included in this section is an article entitled, “15 Myths and Facts About Cavities.” While this article isn’t specifically written about children’s teeth, many of the myths and ...
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The internet is full of information and misinformation about oral health. It is often difficult to know if the information you’re reading online is fact or fiction. WebMD has an entire section devoted to healthy teeth and included in this section is an article entitled, “15 ...
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If your memory of taking vitamins as a child involves a small, chalky version of Fred Flintstone, you are not alone. Today, gummy vitamins have become the most popular form of multivitamin for ...
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New parents often ask, “When should my child first see a dentist?”
The short answer is “First visit by first birthday.” That is the view of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and pediatricians agree. ...
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