Dental Sealants

Dental sealants provide a great benefit to our groovy molars and premolars.  The process is simple and involves “painting” or flowing a thin resin material into the grooves of a child’s posterior teeth.  The grooves of posterior teeth...

Importance of Baby Teeth

You’re right!  They are going to fall out! Hopefully cavity-free, intact, and once the permanent teeth push them out! “Dental caries remains the most common chronic disease of children aged 5 to 17 years.  It is 5 times more common than asthma...

Baby Teeth are Different

I often inform parents that their child’s teeth are different than ours!  Teeth are not just teeth.  Baby teeth have very thin enamel, the hard protective outer layer, whereas permanent teeth have much thicker enamel.  As a result of thinner...

Why do we get cavities

We as parents or other family members/ caregivers first pass our bacteria to our children. As babies, this can be through kissing, fingers in the mouth, sharing utensils, etc. If we have had a past history of cavities or we have been lacking in our own dental care,...