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  • Does Pacifier Use Affect a Baby’s Dental Development?

    Pacifier use and thumb sucking are heavily ingrained in our culture, and in most cultures around the world throughout history. As a result, most of us don’t think much about it. However, a lot of people have recently started taking a closer look at this common practice and wondered just how healthy it actually is.

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  • The Importance Of Pediatric Dental Care

    As a new parent, you want to do everything you can to provide your baby with a happy and healthy future. One thing many parents of infants feel uncertain about is how to care for your child’s newly emerging teeth. Your baby’s oral health requires care and dedication, but that doesn’t mean it has to be difficult or tedious. Once you understand the basics, you can provide better care and catch developing issues quickly, making things better for you and your baby.

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  • Fluoride Treatments for Kids: Benefits and Safety

    A noteworthy part of dental examination is the fluoride treatment, the dental examination is a deliberate procedure amid which your dentist will explore numerous features of your oral and systemic health to distinguish pathologies or concerns and build up a particularly modified treatment plan that is focused towards maximizing your oral health while living up to your objectives and desires. Significantly, fluoride treatment is the last treatment to be completed in the dental examination.

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  • Does My Child Need a Mouth Guard for Sports?

    Sports guards, mouth guards, and mouth protectors are all devices made to protect your teeth. Sport mouth guards are worn over the teeth to shield them from hits to the face and head. Mouth guards are an essential piece of athletic gear for anybody taking an interest in a sport that includes intense physical contact. This includes football, basketball, baseball, soccer, hockey, skateboarding, acrobatic, mountain biking, or any action that may result in damage to the mouth.

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  • Does My Child Need Orthodontic Headgear?

    The vast majority of us all know what regular braces look like and many of us are also familiar with alignment trays like Invisalign. However, sometimes we may encounter a more unusual device that is more complicated. These devices are usually worn by children or early teens – younger orthodontic patients – and are composed of thick wires which extend outside of the mouth.

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  • How to Help Children Who Are Afraid of the Dentist?

    Is your child afraid of dental visits? If we want our children to be healthy, keeping their teeth clean and cavity free is an important part of that. However, dental visits can be challenging if your child gets anxiety at the very mention of a dental appointment.

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  • Getting Braces: What Teens and Parents Should Know

    If you’ve been thinking about getting braces, you may have some questions and concerns. Knowing what to expect can make the process less nerve-wracking and help you focus on the results – a perfect smile! Even though braces are most often associated with teenagers, there is no age limit for orthodontic treatment.

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  • Top 3 Causes of Child Tooth Decay

    It’s never too early to start caring about your child’s teeth. Starting them on a path to good oral healthy helps ensure that they’ll enjoy a bright, healthy smile when they’re older by reducing the risk of many dental problems later on.

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  • Are Dental X-Rays Safe for Kids? Why Dentists Use Them

    Wondering what happens at your child's dental exam, or whether X-rays are safe for kids? Dr. Bryan explains what he checks at each visit, why children may need X-rays more often than adults, how we keep your child safe, and what each type of X-ray shows.

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  • Nail Biting, Ice Chewing & Other Habits That Hurt Kids' Teeth

    We are living in a hectic and busy life, and hence we all tend to fell prey to various bad habits. Most of the time we fail to find the harm behind these habits. Most of the time, these habits initially appear less harmful to our health but when we look at these bad habits on a long-term perspective, we might feel alarmed about the potential threats these bad habits can have on our health. By the time we realize it, we might be too late to reverse the damage created on our body and health.

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