Visiting the dentist isn’t often number one on your child’s long list of preferred activities. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t high on the list of things they should do. Your child’s teeth are important and serve much more of a purpose than looks alone. From digestion to speech, teeth are an integral component of
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Teaching our children to floss can be remarkably difficult. Many parents preach it, but don’t practice it themselves, or at least not as regularly as the dentist would like. Truth be told, it’s hard to convince a child of the benefits of flossing. Words like “gingivitis” and “root canal” mean nothing to our young ones,
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It isn’t any secret that our teeth do a lot more than help us chew food. Without them, even simple things are a lot more challenging. Teeth help us make facial expressions, form words, whistle, and a number of other things we don’t often think about. Our first set of teeth, 20 in number, are
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Factors That Cause Teeth Grinding A little-known fact is that excessive teeth grinding is not just a common behavior, but a legitimate condition referred to medically as bruxism. Bruxism may unconsciously manifest during the day or at night during sleep. Though a common condition – especially among children – teeth grinding often occurs during sleep
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