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Watch for These Developing Bite Problems with Your Child's Teeth
You may not always be able to tell if your child's bite isn't developing properly. Â That's why you should have them undergo an orthodontic evaluation around age 6 to uncover any emerging problems...
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How your pediatric dentists in Clackamas, OR, can help your child enjoy a healthy smile Did you know that children are never too young to get a cavity? It’s true! In fact, the minute the first primary...
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Take These Steps to Save a Knocked-Out Tooth
Even though teeth are resilient, they're not indestructible. An accidental collision involving the face could damage teeth, even knocking a tooth completely out of its socket.At first, it might seem...
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Dakota Johnson and Her Missing Tooth Gap Sparks Online Debate
Celebrities’ controversial actions and opinions frequently spark fiery debates on social media. But actress Dakota Johnson lit a match to online platforms in a seemingly innocent way—through...
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Treating a Child's Tooth Injury May Require Special Consideration
Often as children grow older, their participation in sports or similar activities increases. While generally encouraged, this greater activity does increase injury risk, especially to the mouth.In...
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Topical Fluoride is a Safe Way to Protect Your Child's Teeth from Decay
We've known for decades that fluoride strengthens tooth enamel and lowers the risk for decay. And while adding it to toothpaste and drinking water are the more common ways for getting it into the...
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Ease Your Child's Teething Discomfort with these Tips
Although it’s a natural part of dental development, teething is no picnic for your baby. This process in which each of their twenty primary teeth gradually erupt through the gums usually begins around...
View ArticleHow to Handle a Dental Emergency
Don’t panic! If your child is dealing with a dental emergency, we’ve got you covered. There is never a good time for a dental emergency to arise and yet these problems always seem to rear their ugly...
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Find Out How These Famous Celebrities Protect Their Smiles From Teeth Grinding
The fast-paced world of sports and entertainment isn’t all glitz and glamour. These high-profile industries create a unique kind of emotional and mental stress on celebrities. For many of them, a way...
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Keep up Regular Dental Care While You're Pregnant
During pregnancy, your body isn’t the only part of your life that changes. Instead of “me,” you’re now thinking about “us”—you and the new person growing inside you. Because of this change in focus...
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Sedation Can Help a Child Receive Needed Dental Care Now and in the Future
You have a wonderful pediatric dentist who's great with kids. Their dental office is a children's wonderland with cheerful colors, toys and a staff that tries to make things fun. But no matter what...
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Instill Good Dental Habits in Your Child as Early as Possible
Philosopher Will Durant wrote, "…We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit." While that observation could aptly apply to a great deal of life, it's certainly true of...
View ArticleDoes My Child Need Fillings?
Does My Child Need Fillings? Even though your child’s baby teeth will be replaced, it’s very important that you help them with their oral hygiene. If you find out that your child has a cavity in one of...
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How AFV's Alfonso Ribeiro Saved His Tooth
Remembered fondly by fans as the wacky but loveable Carlton on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Alfonso Ribeiro is currently in his fifth year hosting America's Funniest Videos. It's the perfect gig for...
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4 Things to Do to Keep Your Child's Dental Development on Track
When you’re expecting a new baby, there’s a lot to prepare: outfitting the nursery, stocking up on diapers or choosing a pediatrician. It’s also not too early to consider how to protect your new...
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Keep Your Baby's Fluoride Intake within Moderate Limits
Like many other families, you may use formula instead of breast milk as a safe and healthy alternative to feed your infant. But, if you use a powdered form that you mix with water your child may be...
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Kids, Cats and Canines: Dental Development Through the Ages
What do young saber tooth tigers, which have been extinct about 10,000 years, have in common with human kids today? At first glance, not a lot. Smilodon fatalis, the big cat of North America, reached...
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Pop Star Demi Lovato Pops Out Jay Glazer's Tooth
Singer and actor Demi Lovato has a new claim to fame: formidable martial artist. When she is not in the recording studio, on stage or in front of the camera, Lovato can often be found keeping in shape...
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Protect Your Child's Long-Term Dental Health with Regular Office Visits
When does dental care begin for a child? In the truest sense, before they're born. Although the first teeth won't erupt until months after birth, they're already forming in the baby's jaw while still...
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New Studies Show: Sealants Could Help Your Child Avoid Tooth Decay
Your child could hit a speed bump on their road to dental maturity—tooth decay. In fact, children are susceptible to an aggressive form of decay known as Early Childhood Caries (ECC) that can lead to...
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