The permanence of dental implants is another benefit that they have to offer. There is a chance that you will need to replace the crown attached to your implant due to wear or injury, but the implant itself will remain anchored to your jaw bone. Compared to the cost of dentures that need to be periodically replaced, dental implants can be very cost effective in the long run.

For many parents getting your child to brush their teeth regularly can be a major accomplishment. Yet one bad habit that children may pick up is using too much toothpaste and swallowing a lot of it. Some children will even eat toothpaste if they think it taste good enough. The result of this bad habit, is too much  fluoride is ingested into the child’s body. This can cause a condition known as Fluorosis, where white or brown spots can form on the teeth in severe cases.

Yet the good news is this is one habit that is fairly easy to break. Make sure to spend time with your child explaining that a pea size drop of toothpaste is all that it takes and teach them how to correctly brush, rinse and spit properly. After a few time they will normally get the hang of it.

Taking care of your dental implants is just like taking care of your real teeth. Normal daily brushing and flossing is the best way to care for your dental implants. Because the implant acts like the root of a natural tooth, you can floss around it just like your natural teeth.

Unlike dentures or removable bridges, implants will not shift in your mouth, and they provide the same chewing force as a natural tooth. Dental implants are also extremely practical, since they do not require any special care like dentures. Keep in mind just like real teeth seeing your dentist regularly is also key in taking care of your dental implants and your dental health.

At the start of each year many people make new resolutions in hopes to change or do something for the better in the following year.  Whether it is to loose a few unwanted pounds, to eat better, to exercise and get into a healthier shape many people focus on health care issues for the up coming year.

However one resolution that is often forgotten is dental care. Even though many studies has shown that by taking better care of your oral and dental health has a positive impact on your over all health care. Give dental and oral health care a thought when planing out your new year resolutions and how you want to help improve you over all health care for the following year.

For many people one of the main advantages of having a dental implant or implants is that they look like your natural teeth. The implant crown is sculpted by your dentist to look just like a natural tooth, so that even up close, it would be difficult to tell the difference between the implant and the surrounding teeth.

Most all babies will suck their thumbs/fingers this is normal.  However, by the time teeth start to come in you should ween your child from this habit since thumb sucking can cause permanent teeth to be damaged due to being moved out of natural alignment and spacing.  Here are some tips that may help your break your toddlers from thumb sucking.

1) Toddlers will sometimes suck their thumbs for comfort. The sucking sensation provides them with a sense of comfort and safety. You can remove this bad habit by offering different comforts to the child.

2) Toddlers/young children will sometimes suck their thumbs out of boredom. You can help with breaking thumb sucking out of boredom by giving the child something to do. Try to pick an activity that will use the child’s hands.

3) Ween your child by enforcing thumb sucking limits.  We all know habits can be hard to do all at once. Slowly cut down on how much your child thumb suck each day.

4) Give an alternative.  Like adults, kids find it hard to break habits if they do not have an alternative way of coping. Consider letting your child have a toy or stuff animal.

5) Point out the habit.  Not all kids are even aware that they are thumb sucking,  especially when they are bored or tired. So when you see your child thumb sucking simply request that they stop.

Most young children will stop thumb/finger sucking around the ages of two and four.  Prolonged thumb/finger sucking is a bad habit that can cause the child teeth to become crooked or bucked, which could eventually required orthodontic treatment. It is therefore a good idea to brake this habit as soon as possible.

While some parents may swear by homeopathic teething drops and tablets.  Many pediatricians however, claim that the risks of homeopathic treatments far outweigh any potential benefits.   While homeopathic treatments are required by the US FDA to meet certain standards for strength, purity, and packaging, they’re not rigorously tested for safety and effectiveness the way prescription and over-the-counter medications are.

Therefor before using a homeopathic remedy, one should check with your child’s doctor or the FDA, which has recalled certain homeopathic products due to safety concerns.

Dental professional Dr. Mo Saleh discusses the reasons why more communities across America should discuss the issue of water fluoridation and its potential threat to public health. As many members of the public grow more concerned about water fluoridation in America, dental professional Dr. Mo Saleh asks, “There is no doubt that fluoride is good for your teeth but can it be too much of a good thing?”

For Saleh, the issue being debated in communities across the country, is not necessarily over the legitimate need for fluoride, but more so over the matter of mass medication. As such he encourages the public to learn more about the facts of fluoridation, recently highlighted in a Live Science article.

I a prior post dated 9/20 we talked about why you should not let your baby sleep with a baby bottle with anything other then water in it.  However, weening your child from this bad habit can be hard to break but it can be done.  If your child is taking a bottle to bed, try diluting the liquid down a little each night until the end result is just water.

I is never a good idea to let a child go to bed with a bottle of anything other then water since it can cause severe tooth decay otherwise known as BBTD or Carries. The sugar from the fluid in the bottle stays on the teeth for long periods of time causing the bacteria on the child’s teeth and the sugar to mix. This mixture forms a type of acid that eats through the enamel and makes cavities.

Teething is something all babies go though normally within their first year.  For some the teething process is not to difficult but for other babies teething can be a very painful experience.  Here are some teething remedies that may help your baby though their teething process.

For teething use cold things such as a wet washcloth in a plastic bag and chill it in the freezer for an hour or so. You can also soak the washcloth in some chamomile tea before freezing this will help calm gussy babies as well as help the sleep.

You can also refrigerate pacifiers or teething rings. However you do not want to freeze these thing since they are too hard when frozen and can damage baby gums. If your baby does not like cold items then chewing on a room temperature teething ring may work. There are also teething rings that vibrate and many baby like the feel of the vibration on their gums.

If you are looking for a new dentist one way to do more research is by using online patient review sites such as Google, Yelp, and Angie’s List to name a few. These review site gives you a peek in how good or bad a dental office or dentist is.  The reviews are easily accessible via any of the available search engines and allow people to view other patients’ experiences.