Warm weather is finally here and with it comes an increased risk of sports injuries. As parents, we feel a strong responsibility to keep our children safe and prevent any potential injuries that may arise during sports activities. At Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontic Specialists of Michigan, we want to ensure that your child's smile stays [...]
Sports give our kids something to get up for in the mornings. The highest risk of mouth injury comes during participation in basketball, football, hockey, martial arts, and boxing. While many sports are not operating at full capacity during the pandemic, the governor has recently opened up opportunities for more sports to resume practice and [...]
Sports can get pretty intense as kids grow older – both in level of competition but also in level of physical contact. We understand that. Across the United States, sports can vary by season, but football is always in the fall. Have an athlete at home? Concerned about your team’s dental protection? Here are a [...]
Summer is here - that time of year when kids are home from school and families are taking vacations. This is a time of year when dental injuries can occur too, so we would like to provide our parents with some summer safety tips regarding pools, water activities, summer sports, and tooth injury. One thing [...]
It’s the time of year when many children of all ages begin returning to school sports and we find it critical to be a “banging drum” sounding off about the importance of mouthguard use for contact sports as the research on dental injuries related to sports is overwhelming. The ADA (American Dental Association) reports that [...]