All babies have a natural instinct to suck. Many babies develop the habit of sucking something, be it their thumbs, a finger, their hands or a pacifier. Babies suck to soothe themselves when they are tired or upset, and when they are hungry. It is perfectly natural for babies to suck their thumbs.
July
9
Helping your child care for her own teeth is critical to a lifetime of healthy smiles.
July
8
Share this clip with your kids to have a good laugh over Grover the toothbrush salesman attempting to sell a fancy toothbrush to a toothless Kermit the Frog.
June
24
Children generally lose teeth in the order in which they grew in, which means that, for most children, the bottom two front teeth are usually the first two to go.
June
10
Through all the changes that the season of summer brings to families, one thing must remain a top, daily priority – good oral hygiene.
June
7
The bacteria that cause dental caries (or cavities) love to eat sugar-laden foods and beverages.
They’re back! ~ G.I. Joe, Care Bears, Strawberry Shortcake, My Little Pony, The Electric Company and a host of other characters that played a major role in parents’ childhoods are making a big comeback.
May
27
This explains why different children in the same family with the same eating and brushing habits can have different levels of oral health – even a slight imbalance in oral bacteria can cause more tooth decay.
May
21
Check out this great video that uses one of many children’s favorite creatures – dinosaurs! – to teach kids everything they need to know about brushing and flossing.
May
18
Recently I read of an extraordinary application of probiotics in oral health. It was developed by Dr. Jeffrey Hillman, D.M.D., Ph.D. It is the result of more than 25 years of research which began at the Harvard-affiliated Forsyth Institute in Boston and continued at the University of Florida. The technology has only recently become available for the general public. It provides what is called Replacement Therapy for preventing dental caries or cavities.
