Tag Archive for ‘Pediatric Dentistry’
Double Tooth Photos
Since starting Oral Answers, many people frequently email me photos that would be useful to share with everyone here on Oral Answers to illustrate a particular dental condition. Since many parents end up coming to Oral Answers via the page on double teeth, I thought it would be appropriate to start a collection of double [...]
25 Things That Make You More Likely To Get Cavities
Many people come into the dental school and tell us things like, “I just have bad teeth” and “My parents and grandparents all had soft teeth – and my teeth are soft too, so I get lots of cavities.” While it may be true that some people do have teeth that are more susceptible to [...]
Cavities in Baby Teeth: Should You Get Baby Teeth Filled?
A lot of parents wonder if it’s really necessary to have their children get fillings in their baby teeth. Since baby teeth just end up falling out, why not let the cavity fall out with the baby tooth rather than paying to have a dentist remove the cavity? Many people assume that baby teeth aren’t [...]
The Differences Between Baby Teeth and Permanent Teeth
Have you ever noticed that baby teeth look like they’re whiter than adult teeth? Or maybe you knocked out a baby tooth when you were a child, but when you had a similar accident when you were older, your permanent tooth got chipped rather than getting knocked out. The two scenarios above can be explained [...]
What to Expect at Your Child’s First Dental Visit
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the age when your child should go to the dentist for the first time. Many people think that taking your child to the dentist before they are one year old is too early. They wonder what a dentist could possibly do with such a young child. One [...]
At What Age Should Your Child Go to the Dentist for the First Time?
It has been said that although your baby may not be ready for a dental visit at one year of age, your baby’s teeth are ready. However, even if you take your child to the dentist on their first birthday, you may be taking them later than is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatric [...]
Tooth Decay: A Serious Disease
Deamonte Driver was a typical twelve year old boy growing up in Maryland. In January 2007, he complained that he had a headache to his mother, Alyce. Then he said his tooth hurt. Alyce, his concerned mother took him to the emergency room at the local hospital where the doctors found that bacteria from decayed [...]
Review: Listerine Agent Cool Blue Doesn’t Show Plaque
A lot of people think that a popular dental health product, Listerine Agent Cool Blue, will show you where the plaque is on your teeth as plaque disclosing tablets do. I was under the same impression myself. I got a bottle so that my son could try it. Unfortunately, I realized after testing it that Agent [...]
Children’s Medicine: How to Keep Cough Syrup from Causing Cavities
A quick walk down the aisle at your local pharmacy will reveal an alarming amount of sugar. Most medicine that we give our children is combined with a thick syrup made up of sugar and corn syrup. For more information on the different sugars that hurt your teeth, read my article about the five sugars [...]
How A Space Maintainer Will Look In Your Child’s Mouth
A few months ago, I wrote an article detailing why it would be necessary for a child to get a space maintainer. A space maintainer is commonly referred to as simply a spacer. In the picture to the left, you can see how the lower teeth of a six year old child might appear with [...]
What A Space Maintainer (Spacer) Is And Why Your Child Might Need One
Whenever a tooth is lost, the teeth on either side of it move towards the empty space to try to fill it in. Sometimes this can be a good thing, like if your orthodontist has to extract a tooth due to crowding. After the tooth is extracted, the teeth adjacent to it move together and [...]
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