Ways to Make Your Child’s Smile Healthier
Learning and keeping up with good dental hygiene are the first steps to ensuring that your child enjoys a healthy, beautiful smile for life. However, much like your own smile, your child’s smile needs more than just a couple of sessions of teeth brushing and flossing. For parents in Dallas, TX, we offer a few more ways to make sure your child’s smile is healthy and well taken care of for life. (more…)
Nap Time Tips for Healthy Young Teeth
Shhhhhh! Has the little one finally gone down for a nap? Holiday times can be exhausting for any age, with heightened excitement and schedules completely out the window. However, good oral hygiene in Dallas, TX never takes a break, and it’s important to look after the dental health of babies, toddlers and children all year round. We encourage you to schedule preventive checkups and cleanings at less busy times of year, if that is more convenient. These nap time tips are good any time! (more…)
Fight Chapped Lips On Young Smiles
As an adult, you know the discomfort of chapped lips, and the rough, scaly and even cracked skin that can follow. The tender skin of childrens’ lips is especially vulnerable to cold and dry weather in winter. Children’s chapped lips can include not only the lip skin itself, but also the skin that borders the lips, leading to a ring of uncomfortable redness with every smile. For healthy lips and comfortable childrens’ smile care in the Dallas, Texas area, try these tips to protect lips (of any age!) from winter chapping. (more…)
2 Things Your Parents Said That You’re Now Saying (That Are True)
You may occasionally catch yourself saying something to your child and you immediately think to yourself, “Oh my goodness, I sound like my mom!” or, “Yep, it’s finally happening, I’m turning into my dad.” This is one of those ever-relatable moments that other parents can connect with because lo and behold, you are a parent now and you will find out that some of (or perhaps a lot of) those things your parents said to you really were for your benefit! However, there may be a little tiny part of your brain that wonders: Am I right? Or, were my mom and dad wrong and now, I’m wrong, too? Fortunately, when it comes to your child’s smile care, we can help you feel much better by highlighting some of those parental things you’ve been saying that are certainly spot on!
Christmas Traditions: Making Them Safer For Smiles
In addition to the fun of giving and receiving gifts and the absolute beauty that comes with this time of year, are there certain Christmas traditions that you have established with your kids? If the answer is yes, we ask: Do you think that any of them may potentially be cause for concern in regard to your family’s oral health? If you are slowly nodding your head and simultaneously wondering what you’re going to be able to do about this possible problem, we are steps ahead of you! Take our Dallas, TX team’s suggestions into consideration as we explore some common traditions, so you know just how to enjoy your holiday and keep your smiles healthy, too!
When Your Child Needs Care: 2 Time Wasters To Avoid
We know that as a parent, you try to do what you can to fit everything that needs to get done into one day. As a result, you may find that you are often quite good at identifying “time savers” that help you squeeze a few extra minutes out of each day, so you can really prioritize! While this may work in many aspects of your daily life, you may not realize that it is not always something that you can successfully apply to your child’s oral health care. Unfortunately, you may accidentally waste time, even though you had the absolute best of intentions! Let our Dallas, TX team fill you in on some things to avoid, so you can keep your daily schedule on track!
Smile Protection: How To Manage Sweets This Time Of Year
Is there any time of year when your kids aren’t feeling super interested in sweets? Not really. However, it is fair to say that as the colder weather and holidays begin to approach, we are faced with what feels like an enormous onslaught of all-things-sugary-all-the-time. What makes this the case, you ask yourself in reflection? Well, candy and pastries are feel-good treats and end up at the center of the holidays. They are snacks shared in the classroom, frequent gifts, part of holiday meals, time-honored traditions (Halloween, for instance), and there seems to be no end in sight. So, how to manage from now through Valentine’s Day, as you continue considering smile protection, without totally taking sweet treats away from the kiddos? Our Dallas, TX team has a very simple answer: Add xylitol into the mix!
Sonicare For Kids Toothbrush: Why It May Be A Powerful Choice!
Are you well aware that just about everything that you’ve ever used that might be referred to as an “appliance” is becoming much more advanced, Bluetooth capable, and offers features you never even conceived of? Just like you may be able to lock your car doors with your phone from work or turn on the washing machine from another room, the same exciting forward movement in technology applies to oral health care! While this is certainly good news for everyone, it is some truly powerful information for parents and their kids. If you’ve been wondering about what’s available for your children’s dental hygiene these days, our Dallas, TX team strongly suggests you learn more about the Sonicare For Kids Toothbrush.
Try Out Plaque HD For Even Cleaner Teeth!
You make sure your kids brush every day, twice a day, and you might even be really serious about timing those sessions. Of course, you make sure your kids floss, as well. While you cannot tell for sure, you assume this is removing most of the plaque from your little ones’ smiles, so you try to hope for the best and figure your family’s efforts will pay off. However, there may be an itty bitty voice in your brain asking: “But how do you really know that huge areas of plaque aren’t being missed?” or, “Do you think you watched closely enough?” What if your child is quite heavy handed one one side of his or her mouth but isn’t brushing so well on the other? Good news: Our Dallas, TX team introduces you to a special product called Plaque HD that can help with everything! Learn more.
Oral Health: Sneaky Tips For Preventing Dryness
Are you recognizing that with our cooler temps we have been enjoying, you’re also starting to notice serious dryness within your family? Perhaps you’ve been complaining about dry hands, while you notice your kiddo’s lips are on the verge of cracking. What’s going on, what you should you be doing differently, and should you see us for a dental checkup? Our Dallas, TX team is happy to report that there are usually some sneaky reasons this is going on and it’s usually stuff you can address on your own. As for whether you need to see our team for oral health help? If you feel you need reinforcement, then of course! To get started, however, consider easy tips.