It’s summer! This means cookouts, camping, picnics, block parties, pool parties, BBQ and playing or watching games. Kids tend to be super active and can become little sweat monsters in no time. This can lead to dehydration and a need for parents to cool them down and rehydrate them. And, we know what type of [...]
Easter egg hunts will be starting up soon and we know from having our own children and talking with yours about Easter baskets that our children’s teeth are going to be bombarded with sugar soon. Just like around Halloween, candy is everywhere. Easter bunny gummies, Easter egg chocolates, Peeps, colorful candies… We know the kids [...]
Most parents amaze us with their expertise and broad knowledge when it comes to their children’s health. They become experts through research and asking questions and the interest they take in providing the best for their children. Let’s review some of the most common questions we get asked about kids’ dental health! Why fix baby [...]
Like thumb-sucking, the pacifier is “harmless and helpful” until it isn’t. We want our kids to grow and develop without habits that hold them back or, in the case of pacifiers or digit habits, negatively effect their dental development. Binkies or pacis can help parents and soothe babies so much, though. It can be challenging [...]
The stocking can be a tricky item to fill around the holidays because it can only fit certain size items – and these tend to be candy related from our experience. Aside from spelling trouble for their teeth, there are already so many sweets consumed around the holidays anyway. We have some stocking stuffer recommendations from your [...]
It is definitely common sense that what you put in your mouth should be clean because no one wants to be sick and we all try to do our best to prevent sources of infection from getting the best of us. The more we keep out, the less chance of getting sick. One of the things [...]
We celebrate all the milestones in our children’s development. Learning to walk, graduating from Velcro to tied laces or riding a school bus - there is so much to be excited about. Similarly, we encourage all parents to also ‘make a big deal’ about brushing, which is an important step in your child’s independence from [...]
Parents get so used to their child’s mannerisms, and mouth breathing, which seems harmless, isn’t noticed at all at first. Little kids with their mouths parted and pouting particularly look so cute. It’s in older kids that mouth breathing is often noticed. But once detected, mouth breathing is a bad habit we should break by [...]
Manual toothbrushes are still used by the majority of the population and have many special features like built in tongue scrapers and rubber bristles designed for massaging gum tissues. These features are not found on the replaceable heads of their electric counterparts. There are, however, a number of design features common to electric toothbrushes today [...]
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 [...]