Dental hygiene is an important part of overall health, even for young kids. From an early age, things like regular brushing, flossing, and dental visits are crucial in building good habits and preventing tooth decay and injuries later on. In some circumstances, teaching your kids about dental hygiene can be…
Dentist appointments are important to ensure your child’s teeth and gums have a good, healthy future ahead of them. Even though baby teeth are temporary, it’s important to keep them cavity and injury-free (some of them stay in for 10-12 years!). That being said, you may be wondering how to…
Dental sealants can be a powerful defense against decay and help patients achieve healthier smiles when combined with a regular hygiene routine — but are they only for adult teeth, or can dental sealants for kids be just as beneficial? Let’s talk about what dental sealants do, how they can…
Is it a fight to get your kids to brush their teeth in the morning and before bed? You’re not the only one. Kids just want to play and have fun, and brushing their teeth gets in their way, they think. Kids might resist brushing their teeth, but there are…
For kids, losing their baby teeth is an exciting rite of passage, but for parents, it can be a reminder that their little baby is growing up. How do you know when it’s time for your child to lose his or her baby teeth? Here are the average ages kids…
For a lot of kids—and parents—back to school means back to sports. And sports can mean risk of injury to your mouth and teeth, especially contact sports like football, soccer, and field hockey (all fall sports!). Here are a few things you can do to protect your teeth during your…
Kids play rough: running into each other, playing contact sports, fighting with their siblings, falling off their bikes, jumping off things, chewing on things they shouldn’t. And when they play rough, sometimes they get hurt, from scraped knees to chipped teeth. So what should you do if your child chips…
We all know how important brushing is for maintaining dental health. For kids, it’s super important that you teach them to brush and maintain their dental health properly so that they have a basis for dental health and so they form good oral hygiene habits. Here’s how you can teach…
A baby’s life is full of firsts: first steps, first words, first smile, first tooth. There’s usually a standard timeline for how soon babies accomplish each of these milestones. When should your baby see the dentist for the first time? Well, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and the American…
When babies are teething, they can become a handful: irritable, fidgety, and chewing on everything. While teething can be a difficult time, there are a few things you can do at home to ease the discomfort of teething for your child with simple, natural remedies (and ease some of that…
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