What Treating Your Child’s Cavity Means

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The majority of the time, protecting your child’s oral health means doing all you can to help them prevent common dental concerns, like cavities. By teaching them good dental hygiene and bringing them to the dentist for routine checkups and cleanings, you can do a lot to help them protect their smiles. However, there’s no guarantee that your child will never experience a cavity, and if they do, then safeguarding their oral health and development will mean treating your child’s cavity as soon as possible. (more…)

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When Is Crowning Your Child’s Tooth a Good Idea?

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Some dental treatments are always a good idea for your child. For example, children always require routine dental checkups and cleanings on a consistent basis in order to keep their teeth healthy, clean, and developing properly. On occasion, they might also require more direct treatment, such as fluoride and/or dental sealants to provide more effective protection against oral bacteria. However, in some specific cases, your child may require treatment to save a tooth that’s more directly compromised. Depending on the nature and extent of your child’s tooth concern, the right solution may be to cap the tooth with a custom-designed, highly conservative dental crown. (more…)

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3 Virtual Family Events

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Each Friday we like to highlight fun events happening in our community! Since many people are social distancing to protect their families from COVID-19, we want to offer some events you and your family can participate in virtually, often without leaving the couch. From a reading series to a walking event in your community, there is plenty for our Dallas, TX, families to enjoy. We’re also following strict health and safety precautions in our office, so you can bring your child in for routine checkups and cleanings as needed.

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Does Your Child Have a Toothache? Here’s What to Know

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When your child develops a toothache, the extent to which they complain about it might not accurately reflect the severity of the toothache itself. Some children may suffer the pain silently until it’s too severe to take anymore. Others may panic at the discomfort when their teeth start to grow sensitive. In any cases, it can be even more difficult to determine the cause of your child’s toothache or the appropriate solution for it without knowing more. Because of this, it’s important to schedule a visit with your child’s dentist if they complain of a toothache to any degree. (more…)

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3 Interesting Events Your Family Can Attend Virtually!

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Each Friday, we like to focus on events happening in Dallas, TX, and in surrounding communities. With the continued risk posed by COVID-19, we’re going to recommend events that be attended online. In today’s blog, let’s look at three fun events and activities you and your children can attend virtually. We also want to remind parents that we’re following strict health and safety precautions, so you can bring your little one in for treatment and enjoy peace of mind.

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Easier Ways to Help Your Child Avoid a Cavity

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The fact that cavities affect a majority of people to some degree can make it seem like cavities are inevitable. The truth, however, is that they’re one of the easiest chronic dental concerns to prevent, though the process of doing so takes a higher level of attention and consistency than children are often able to give it. Because of this, children need a little extra guidance when it comes to preventing cavity development and other oral health concerns. With these few tips, you can make that process a little easier. (more…)

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A Few Questions to Ask Your Kid’s Dentist

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Most parents hope that they’re doing all they can to help their children protect and preserve their healthy smiles. By teaching them the basics of good dental hygiene and ensuring they visit their dentist routinely for checkups and cleanings, you can provide kids with most of the tools they need. Yet, there can be some things you might do to help boost their chances of avoiding the development of any oral health concerns that might have significant long-term impacts on their smiles. To make sure you’re doing all you can for your child’s oral health, here are few questions you should ask your kid’s dentist during their next visit. (more…)

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How Dental Sealants Keep Kids’ Teeth Happy

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There are a few different things to keep in mind when it comes to keeping your child’s teeth consistently healthy. Things that you may take for granted, such as an inherent sense of the importance of carefully cleaning your teeth every day, are often things that children have yet to master. Because of this, children’s dental care often involves a heavy focus on helping strengthen and protect kids’ teeth against things that good daily hygiene is meant to prevent. That includes the excessive buildup of plaque on their teeth surfaces, and with treatments such as biocompatible dental sealants, we can give your child a helping hand in preventing this buildup. (more…)

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Confused About Fluoride? We Have Answers!

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Preventive dental care for children isn’t much different than your own preventive dental care routine. In addition to good hygiene at home, it also takes sticking to a regular schedule of checkups and cleanings at the dentist’s office. However, when children receive a professional checkup and cleaning, part of the focus is on helping them avoid problems that not only impact their oral health now, but can also interfere with the future growth and development of their oral structures. For example, when your child’s tooth enamel grows weak, strengthening it to prevent tooth decay not only saves the tooth in question, but also the permanent tooth structure that’s meant to take its place. (more…)

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