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Navigating Through Your Children's Dental Care With Less Stress

Kids need to see the dentist by the time they are a year old, or once their teeth start to grow in, whichever comes first. But just because a kid should go to the dentist doesn't meant that they actually want to go! After raising eight children of my own, I understand the challenges of child and teen dental care. From dealing with toddlers crying in the waiting room to teens needing braces and not wanting them, every parent has their own dental nightmare stories to tell. The point of this blog is to help new parents navigate through their children's dental needs with less stress and more dignity.

Are Baby Teeth More Prone To Cavities Than Adult Teeth?

Posted on 23 January 2018

Human teeth have two stages of development. The first teeth are called the deciduous teeth, but you may to them as baby teeth. They begin to grow in in the early stages of human development and only last until early adolescence when the adult teeth come in. Parents commonly believe that cavities are an inevitable part of childhood, but this is a misconception. It would only be true if baby teeth were more likely to develop cavities. [Read More]