At Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontic Specialists of Michigan, we love answering your questions about ways to keep your kids' smiles healthy. When should my child see a dentist? One of the first steps in ensuring your child's dental health is to schedule their first dental visit and maintain regular checkups every six months after that. [...]
We celebrate World Oral Health Day every year on March 20. Many people have used this date as a trigger for declaring an oral health pledge. What’s your pledge going to be? Maybe you can pledge to always go to the dentist every 6 months? Or pledge to floss every day! It’s the largest campaign [...]
In this post, we give you the facts on the good and bad foods for your teeth and oral health. And some are sure to surprise you! “With good nutrition, medicines are unnecessary. With bad nutrition, medicines are useless.” That’s a proverb from the Buddhists, but it’s a truth all doctors emphasize to their patients. [...]
We have several tips on winning against junk food. Junk food can have negative consequences for your general health. Most junk food begins its assault as soon as it enters the mouth. Kids are particularly susceptible due to the nature of the enjoyment associated with eating junk food and their lack of full understanding of [...]
Let’s take a look at children’s food options at school. Young children are often beholden to what they offer at the school but these snacks are typically very healthy. Choices become much more variable for older children when cafeteria lunches and vending machines have many choices. Dentists and orthodontists are on the front lines when [...]
Of course we love it! Family and friends are gathered around a table delightfully brimming with heavenly food, thankfulness for the blessings we have, and Lions football on the television! What’s not to like, right? It really is a wonderful holiday to celebrate here in our lovely state. We do have some friendly reminders from [...]
Parents know that packing lunches for kids can become time-consuming and even frustrating. However, all parents want to pack their children a healthy and enjoyable lunch, but sometimes they run out of ideas as to what to put in those bags and boxes. Here are some good ideas about healthy lunches that your child’s dentist [...]
Many food choices that are very prominent in our culture may have surprisingly negative consequences on the health of our mouths. However, eating better foods does not have to be boring. We have some recommendations to eat well and limit exposure to those less nutritious and possibly harmful foods. How Do Nutritious Foods Impact Teeth? [...]
Just like our overall health, there are foods that are better for our oral health as well. We all know that sticky foods and candy are not considered a positive part of our food pyramid and can cause cavities and oral decay. Most carbohydrates and sugary foods can add to this as well. During this [...]
During Thanksgiving, we at Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontic Specialists of Michigan look forward to all the fantastic food and spending time with our friends and family just like you. While we don’t want you to think too much when you celebrate around the holidays, we think it is a good time to talk about certain [...]