When should my child first see a dentist, and why? The ideal time is six months after your child's first (primary) teeth erupt. This time frame is a perfect opportunity for us to carefully examine the development of your child's [...]
Parents typically provide oral hygiene care until the child is old enough to take personal responsibility for the daily dental health routine of brushing and flossing. A proper regimen of home preventive care is important from the day your child [...]
Simply Good Parenting Of course we want the best for our children, and most of us work at good parenting every day: quality schools, solid values, a sense of family. Time and money may put limits on what we can [...]
Answers to some frequently-asked questions: Q: Why do we have two sets of teeth? A: A child needs teeth long before his or her jaw is big enough to accommodate the full set of adult teeth. Baby, or deciduous, teeth [...]
Tooth decay is declining everywhere except among preschoolers. Proper care of your child’s first teeth is important to ensure the health of permanent teeth in later years. You won’t see a newborn’s teeth, but enamel and dentin are already forming [...]
Here today...gone too soon. Don’t neglect baby teeth because the health of their replacements is right beneath the surface. Caring for your child’s baby teeth lays a foundation for a lifetime of oral health, so teach good dental hygiene habits [...]
Oral health is an important aspect of overall health and well-being, and it is essential to start taking care of children's teeth and gums from an early age. Tips for Children's Oral Health There are several important considerations when it [...]
What Is Tongue-Tie? And what problems does it cause? The tongue is one of those body parts that doesn't get much attention. Aside from the occasional brushing, it doesn't need much upkeep and doesn't usually have any problems (aside from [...]
What to Know About Baby Teeth You might think that you can skip a child's visit to the dentist's office once in a while. Or maybe you believe that their baby teeth (also called primary teeth) aren't as important. After [...]
What Causes "Baby Bottle Tooth Decay?" Being mammals, human babies drink milk. It provides all the nutrients they need to grow and thrive. However, as children get older and their primary baby teeth begin to emerge, drinking milk can pose [...]
