Tooth brushing is such a simple act. It’s so simple that many parents are unaware how much "good" can be accomplished in two minutes with a toothbrush. Many parents who visit our office describe how difficult it is to brush their children’s teeth. The goal of this article is to help parents with tips on [...]
Often parents will ask about tooth brushes and whether the brush they are using for their childʼs teeth is appropriate. The answer to that question is that “it depends”. According to the scientific literature and to a study published by one of the most definitive sources, the Cochrane Group, a manual toothbrush can be just [...]
In several recent articles we have discussed both toothbrushes and toothbrushing, but havenʼt said much about the stuff you put on the brush! Our previous articles on the topic can be found on our website: www.okanagandentalcareforkids.com. While shopping around in the pharmacy, grocery store, or natural food store, you have likely noticed that toothpaste comes [...]
Why do children suffer tooth decay? In a word - FOOD! When parents are asked what they think is the reason their children have decay, most respond "poor brushing" or "not flossing". While everyone knows these are important in maintaining good oral health, few know that it is the child’s diet which can create [...]
One of the words synonymous with dental offices is fluoride. Most people know that fluoride is considered by dentists to be helpful for teeth, but may not know why. What is it about fluoride that helps teeth? It’s all in the chemistry. Fluoride works in three ways: 1) it helps to m ake enamel resistant [...]
Every time you take your child to see a physician for well child visits, there is always a series of age appropriate questions that helps the physician assess how things are moving along from a health perspective as well as developmental milestones etc. The same goes for dental visits. When parents bring their children to [...]
Very often throughout the day, parents will ask “why do baby teeth need to be fixed if they are just going to fall out anyway?”. Great question, and one that a great many readers out there are nodding about, right now. Primary teeth, baby teeth, milk teeth, practice teeth, however you name them, have many [...]
This a very common question. Many parents of children with cavities are concerned that their child’s teeth are soft, thus increasing their cavity risk. Many parents falsely blame their children’s poor dental health on “soft” teeth” Before we can answer this question we need to discuss the different tissues from which teeth are made. Teeth [...]
Most of us donʼt recall from childhood the events surrounding teething. There are a great many questions generated by parents regarding this topic, which happens in several stages, and so, here we will provide some insights as to when, how and why teething occurs. One of the most common questions about teething is regarding when [...]
In keeping with our last dental article, this is a question related to teething that arises often in the dental office, and causes many parents a great deal of concern. What happens when there are permanent teeth coming in while the baby teeth are still present? The switch from baby teeth to permanent teeth is [...]