Children’s Dental Blog & News 

Holiday Season is Here: Seven Tips for a Teeth Healthy Holiday Halloween itself has come and gone, but probably not the enormous bag of candied goodies your kids have managed to acquire. And honestly, we're just winding up to the most wonderful time of the year. Most...

My Child Chipped a Tooth: Now What? Are you wondering if a chipped tooth or a knocked-out tooth is a dental emergency? The answer is an unequivocal yes. This might not be something that you see every day, and yet it is surprisingly common, that a child will chip their...

The pandemic has changed our lives in a myriad of ways. Some big changes were temporary, like the stay home orders and closing down of schools, businesses and healthcare facilities except for emergency situations (like our own). Other changes are smaller and more...

August is arguably the best month of the summer. Your family has already settled into full swing summer mode, in fact anticipation for what the school year will look like is probably on everyone's mind. You may be packing in some final road trips or getaways and...

Did You Know? Did you know your dental health can decline during pregnancy? When you're pregnant, your teeth are probably not something you give much thought to, there's so much else to occupy your time and your thoughts after all. It is however something that you...

For all of our parents of teens and teen readers, this post is for you! We write a lot about dental issues and concerns surrounding toddlers and kids, but some topics apply specifically to our older patients and should be talked about on their own. So, let's get...

Are you thinking about buying an electric toothbrush for your kid? It's a good idea, but before you go out and buy it, inform yourself. You want to know what the best electric toothbrush for kids is, and we'll get to that. But first, arm yourself with knowledge. Here...

Is Baby Teeth Decay a Big Deal? Absolutely. Yes. No question about it. It is a big deal. You should incorporate healthy dental hygiene into your child's morning and night time routines as soon as you see their first pearly white and start fostering those habits early...

What's So Bad About Mouth Breathing in Children? What does it mean to be a mouth breather exactly? We've all had occasion to breathe through our mouths instead of our noses. Any time we are ill and have congestion in our nasal passages, opening our mouths to continue...

Any parent or guardian with kids, remembers the scary toddler phase where everything in reach is on their non-discerning mental list of things to chew on. The phase when they pick up everything, and to learn about it, they pop it into their mouth. Little toys, scraps...

Pediatric patients are special. Unique. It is not the same job to perform dental treatments on people who are grown and able to tolerate sitting for long periods and sometimes undergoing uncomfortable dental work verses, pediatric dental patients. Children, especially...