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Eating Your Baby Teeth for Lunch

My son lost one of his baby teeth this past weekend and of course it happened while he was eating lunch. He said that his food got a “hard piece in it” and he spit it out in the trash. And guess what we found in the trash – his tooth! He asked me and mom what would happen if... read more »

Why Do We Need Baby Teeth Anyway?!?

A neighbor of mine pulled me aside last week to ask a question about her 6-year-old son’s recent dental appointment. He had several cavities diagnosed on his baby teeth. She said to me. “Why do we have to fix these? They are only baby teeth.” Well that’s a comment I have heard many times over the years and there is... read more »

Why Oral Hygiene Should be a Priority for Your Child

  If more parents watched out for their children’s teeth as if they were permanent teeth, we would tend to fewer cases of worn-down teeth in the teenage years and adulthood. The habits established in a child’s early years most often follow them into adulthood, and the state of baby teeth is often a signal of how adult teeth will... read more »