Updated 04/16/2018 What are dental sealants? Many of your back teeth come in with deep grooves. Bacteria can get down in these grooves and cause cavities. Sealants work by sealing over these grooves and making the biting surface of the tooth more of a smooth surface. This is much easier to clean and doesn’t allow […]
There comes a point in most parent’s lives when they are faced with a child who has a loose baby tooth but won’t pull it out! It usually hurts and is a big to do! So what do you do? The way I see it you’ve got about three main options. Don’t do anything – […]
I get a lot of questions from parents when I recommend treatment on baby teeth. They usually wonder why we want to fix the baby teeth when they are just going to fall out eventually anyway. As it stands, there are actually a lot of good reasons to want to fix baby teeth. #1: Baby […]
Breaking a child of a thumb / finger sucking habit can be very challenging and can cause some significant dental issues if continued too long. Use of a pacifier for too long can cause the same problems. The problem is that the finger / pacifier put pressure on the front teeth and roof of the […]
Kids seem to be constantly getting teeth in or losing them for about the first twelve years of life! For first time parents this can be a really confusing and stressful process. In my experience, parents who have already been through it with an older child tend to worry quite a bit less! The important […]