Category: Dental Health

Does your child suck their thumb or their fingers? Are you wondering how long it is okay for them to continue to do this?

Children with special needs may be extra sensitive to bright lights, loud noises, and unfamiliar smells at the dentist’s office, making dental visits and daily tooth care more difficult for them. To better help parents and kids get the needed care with less stress, I will share some ideas with you regarding how to manage these challenges.

Kids always make me smile, especially with some of the things they say. When I go to the schools to do the sealant program, I hear all sorts of things.

People can have cavities and gum disease long before experiencing pain and discomfort. Once a person feels pain or their permanent (adult) tooth is mobile, the disease process is much more complicated to treat.

Every day, my patients ask me about toothpaste and which one they should use. There are so many options, which can be overwhelming when looking at the many products on the store shelves.

Once you and your dental provider know your risk of cavities, you can plan the best way to move forward to help decrease the chance of more.

It is no fun to be sick, and when we feel lousy, the last thing we probably think about is taking care of our teeth and gums. But when you are sick, taking care of your good oral health is more important than you might think.

Are you or your child afraid of the dentist? Here are some tips to help you both feel less scared and more excited about seeing the dentist.

Maybe you are wondering why we hear about them much more than we did 20 years ago. Today more research is being done on oral ties and potential health effects.

More than 30 years ago, when I first became a mom, no one looked in my baby’s mouth, and I had no idea that my daughter had oral ties. Only more recently, I realized that she has oral ties that may have impacted some of the issues she has dealt with over the years.