Many people suffer from dental anxiety. It’s normal for people to feel uncomfortable when they do not have much experience in a dental office. However, this anxiety does not have to spread to your children. It’s normal for you to want your children to grow up without fears and anxiety, especially if you share them. That is why our team is here to help you understand how you can prevent dental anxiety in your children. According to the American Dental Association, also known as the ADA, once a child receives their first tooth is the perfect time to bring them...
Understanding Baby Teeth
Most babies are born with teeth that have yet to emerge from the gum tissue. Over the course of the first two to three years 20 teeth erupt from the gums. These primary teeth, sometimes called baby teeth, are lost over time as our mouth grows. By age 18 most people will have all their primary teeth replaced with 32 permanent teeth. Losing baby teeth can sometimes be an emotional or even traumatic experience for a child. This is especially true if a particular tooth is loose but does not easily want to come out. Most children have a natural...
How To Get Your Child Into The Habit Of Brushing Their Teeth
Lifelong habits start at a young age, so make sure your child develops good ones such as daily tooth brushing and flossing. We Are Family Children learn by example, so it is important that you brush your teeth with them. They not only learn how to brush their teeth correctly by watching you, but they learn that tooth brushing is supposed to be a daily habit. Skipping Is For Recess, Not For Oral Hygiene Don’t have your child skip brushing their teeth just once. Just once often becomes more than just once. If you want your child to develop an...
6 Tooth Disposal Traditions From Around The World
Here in the U.S., the tooth fairy is the one children believe to collect their teeth from under pillows at night, leaving gifts in their place. But this adorable figure looks very different elsewhere. Learn about 6 tooth disposal traditions from around the world, some past and some present. I Smell A Rat: The tooth fairy is actually a recent myth which developed from a tooth rodent! All of the elements of the tradition are the same (tooth under pillow, gift replacement), the only difference is that a rat or mouse collects the teeth instead. This is a tradition practiced...
What Is A Dental Sealant?
Cavities are a very common dental health problem, especially in children. The molars and premolars in the back of the mouth are most susceptible to tooth decay because they have many depressions and grooves which make cleaning difficult. But you can protect these teeth with a dental sealant. What Is A Dental Sealant? A dental sealant is a thin coating of plastic resin painted onto the chewing surface of molars and premolars. This barrier seals out food, plaque, and acids from these teeth, protecting the depressions (pits) and grooves (fissures) by covering them. Sealants are inexpensive, have white or clear...