Did you know optimal oral health goes beyond your teeth? Healthy gums play an important role in maintaining great oral hygiene and overall health, as well as helping to eliminate dental health problems later in life. Taking care of teeth and gums together keeps gum disease at bay and will help your child’s teeth shine …
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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 …
Loosing baby teeth is a big deal for little kids. Celebrate by starting your family’s own tooth fairy tradition. Here are 10 ideas to get you started: 1. Sprinkle “fairy dust.” Spread glitter on the windowsill to show your little one where the tooth fairy flew into his room. …
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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 …
It’s that time of year again, when moms and dads are packing their kids’ lunches for school. Did you know what your child eats affects their teeth and gums? For example, hard candies and lollipops expose teeth to excess sugar and can chip or break teeth. Sticky foods like gummy candy and dried fruit …
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