It's Baby's bedtime again - you've done bath, jammies, story, and now you're considering brushing teeth.
But you start thinking to yourself:
"He really hates brushing and fights me every time."
"I'm too exhausted for a battle by this point in the day."
"He barely eats food anyway. How much can he really need to brush?"
Basically the thoughts say, "I don't feel like it - baby doesn't feel like it - so let's wait to do it when we do feel like it."
Let's be honest - thoughts that we ...
“Can I Schedule a Dental Visit for My Unborn Child?”
"Can I schedule a dental visit for my unborn child?"
"Uh, well, it's a little hard without at least a name and birthday, but sure we can."
Not the typical question we get in the dental office. But when an expecting mom who was 39 weeks pregnant asked this last week at our office, I thought, By golly, she has got it figured out.
Let me explain.
Cavities can come fast in the child of an unsuspecting parent. Only moms who've had the unfortunate experience of an older child's mouth ...
Five Great Books to Teach Children about Brushing Teeth
My wife, Rachel, is a former high school English teacher. She loves books. She also loves Amazon Prime and I try to ignore the number of boxes that we receive on our porch each week. Ha!
Since we are slightly obsessed with oral hygiene in our house, she ordered pretty much every children's book about brushing teeth from Amazon. Some of them were real duds, but some of them were excellent.
Here is her review of some of our family favorites:
For ages 0-2, Brush, Brush, ...
Two Spots You Must Keep Clean to Avoid Surprise Cavities
Is your child cursed with surprise cavities despite your best efforts to brush daily? As a pediatric dentist, I hear about this dilemma all the time, and it brings to mind an experience I had with my four-year-old son, Noah, while cleaning his room.
We were searching high and low for a missing shoe when I came upon a bag full of moldy store-bought rolls. Hoping to have a late night snack at his fingertips, my son had stashed them in a perfect hiding spot: under the bed. Unfortunately, he ...
Why You Need a Tooth Coach
“Get up, you losers!”
The noise, along with the sudden brightness of fully opened hotel curtains, threw my teenage brothers and me into a fit of groans and complaints. Confused by our tennis coach’s sarcastic and sudden morning wake-up call, we’d roll over trying to block the light, covering our faces with pillows and blankets in an attempt to get a few more moments of sleep.
Our efforts meant he would then tear the comforter, pillows and sheets from the bed, leaving us no chance of ...