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4 Tips To Make Dental Care Easier for Children With Special Needs
Author: Anonymous updated: Oct. 19, 2020

Even the simplest, everyday things can be challenging for a child with special needs. Dental care is no exception. If you have a child with a chronic condition that affects Read more
Category: Oral Health
3 Things You Can Do to Help Your Child Avoid Tooth Decay
Author: Anonymous updated: Jan. 03, 2020

As a parent, you’re all about helping your kids grow up healthy. But there are some obstacles that can make that difficult. One in particular is tooth decay, which Read more
Category: Oral Health
Make Your Baby as Comfortable as Possible During Teething
Author: Anonymous updated: Nov. 14, 2019

Your sweet, good-natured baby has seemingly gone from zero to grumpy overnight. The reason is simple: They’re teething. Teething is a natural process in which a baby’s first teeth (primary Read more
Category: Oral Health
Healthy Smiles for Alfonso Ribeiro and Family
Author: Anonymous updated: Apr. 18, 2019

If there's anything that makes Alfonso Ribeiro happier than his long-running gig as host of America's Funniest Home Videos, it's the time he gets to spend with his family: Read more
Category: Oral Health
4 Tips to Prevent Childhood Tooth Decay
Author: Anonymous updated: Feb. 27, 2019

February is National Children's Dental Health month, sponsored annually by the American Dental Association. As important as good oral health is to a child's overall health and development, tooth Read more
Category: Oral Health
How to Maximize Your Child's Dental Health Potential
Author: Anonymous updated: Oct. 20, 2018

There’s a potential threat lurking in your young child’s mouth—tooth decay. This destructive disease can not only rob them of teeth now, it could also impact their dental health Read more
Category: Oral Health
Kids, Cats and Canines: Dental Development Through the Ages
Author: Anonymous updated: Aug. 01, 2018

What do young saber tooth tigers, which have been extinct about 10,000 years, have in common with human kids today? At first glance, not a lot. Smilodon fatalis, the Read more
Category: Oral Health
Saving a Diseased Primary Tooth Could Mean Better Oral Health Later in Life
Author: Anonymous updated: Jul. 02, 2018

It’s often best health-wise to preserve even the most troubled tooth—including a child’s primary (“baby”) tooth. If that sounds like too much effort for a tooth that lasts only Read more
Category: Dental Procedures
Conscious Sedation can Help Ease Your Child's Dental Visit Anxiety
Author: Anonymous updated: Jun. 22, 2018

The best way to prevent dental visit anxiety in your children is start those visits around their first birthday, and continue with them through childhood. Age One visits are Read more
Category: Oral Health
Take Steps to Treat Chronic Mouth Breathing as Early as Possible
Author: Anonymous updated: May 13, 2018

Many things can affect your child’s future dental health: oral hygiene, diet, or habits like thumb sucking or teeth grinding. But there’s one you might not have considered: how Read more
Category: Oral Health
Worried about Your Child's School Snack Choices? Here's What You Can Do
Author: Anonymous updated: May 03, 2018

If you’re committed to providing your family nutritional, low-sugar snacks, you’re not only helping their physical well-being but their dental health too. If you have school-age children, though, you Read more
Category: Oral Health
Actor David Ramsey Discusses Baby Bottle Tooth Decay
Author: Anonymous updated: Jan. 31, 2017

Cavities can happen even before a baby has his first piece of candy. This was the difficult lesson actor David Ramsey of the TV shows Arrow and Dexter learned Read more
Category: Oral Health
Keep Watch for Bite Problems with your Child's Teeth
Author: Anonymous updated: Jul. 11, 2016

Around ages 6 to 8, a child's primary teeth will begin to loosen to make way for their permanent teeth. If all goes well, the new set will come Read more
Category: Oral Health