For decades, diet sodas and soft drinks have been disguised as an acceptable beverage, when it comes to protecting your children’s teeth. Now several reputable sources, publications and leading makers of toothpaste, including Colgate, are reporting findings that sugar is not the only culprit when it comes to causing cavities. Much to the surprise of […]
Toddlers are great at keeping parents on their toes – from potty training to first words to temper tantrums and everything in between. So it’s probably not surprising that daily tooth care can take a back seat at times. Nevertheless, adopting good oral hygiene habits now can prevent toddler tooth decay down the road. Follow
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As we approach the end of 2015, and the holiday festivities are winding down, many parents acknowledge that they may have loosened up a bit on their children’s oral health routine during the last few of weeks of the year. Dental appointments may have been cancelled and an unusual amount of sweets and treats have
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Last week’s Thanksgiving holiday also marked the beginning of the holiday shopping frenzy and the endless quest to find those perfect gifts. While most children are not shy about putting their wish lists together, we often need to find those small little extra gifts or stocking stuffers. A nice counterpart to large extravagant items or
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As adults, we tend to have a good idea of what happens at the dentist’s office, and some of these associations aren’t all positive. If your child is about to go to the dentist for the first time, however, he or she doesn’t really know what to expect. So why make that first appointment a
Did you know that more than 95 percent of all toothpaste sold contain fluoride? The use of fluoridated toothpaste is one of the main reasons for the low incidence of dental caries in industrialized countries. Fluoride is essential for the body because it helps the teeth build enamel, the hardest substance in the body. This
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With Halloween approaching over the weekend, and this week devoted to all of the parties and festivities, the candy corn and orange marsh mellow pumpkins are most likely starting to pile up. While we want our children to enjoy occasional treats, having Halloween candy hanging around the house for days, even weeks, may trigger continued
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Some kids should hold a grudge against their parents, and not because they asked them to clean their room. They can thank them for the deep fissures in their molars, a simple product of genetics. These deep creases are very difficult to keep clean. Really, for children with deep fissures in their molars it’s just
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Every parent fears for their little ones to experience the #1 dental problem among children — tooth decay. A common mistake among parents is that they tend to ignore cavities in baby teeth, as these teeth are lost eventually. However, decay in baby teeth can greatly affect permanent teeth in the future and can cause
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