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A Child's First Dental Visit

Antibiotics and Bacterial Endocarditis

BANISHING BABY BOTTLES

Bottle Tooth Decay is early threat to Baby's Teeth

Bruxism - Teeth Grinding

Care of Children's Teeth Should Start Early

Cavities Early in Life could mean More Cavities Later in Life

Dealing with Dental Emergencies

Dental Care for your Baby

Dental Emergencies: Do You Know What to do?

Did you buy a basketball net for your child this holiday?

First Choppers

Five Truths about Teen Smoking

Fluoride Recommendations for Children

Get the Upper Hand with: Parasites, Pinworms, and thrush

Getting Your Preschool-Aged Child Into the Brushing Habit

Good Dental Care Begins with Baby's First Tooth

Heart Murmurs and the Dentist

Keep Sugary Drinks Out of Sippy Cups

Kids and Cavities: The Numbers Tell the Story

More Young Children Suffering from Tooth Decay

Mouth Sores Cause Considerable Pain

Out of the Mouths of Babes

Pacifier Safety

Parents Guide to Dental Emergencies

Perils of the Pacifier

Protect your baby's teeth!

Seize the Day!
The Importance of Vitamin C

Take Sinusitis seriously - it is more than just a headache!

Teething Blamed for Many Symptoms

Teething Is a bit of a Mystery, but We All Survive

The alarming increase in smoking by teenage girls

Timely Tricks Save Knocked-Out Teeth

Tongue-tie (Ankyloglossia)

Tooth Decay Up in Small Children

Tooth Touch Ups

Tough Love for Tiny Teeth

What to know about speech development and speech pathologists

What Your Pediatrician is Reading:
Limiting Use of the Pacifier will reduce ear infections

When should lumps be removed?

When to start brushing and flossing your childs teeth

Health Information from our Experts

My five-year-old daughter grinds her teeth when she sleeps. I would like to know the cause, and if there is anything I should do about it....

How safe are dental x-rays?...

My child's pediatric dentist wants to apply sealants to my youngster's teeth. Is this a good idea?...

Every time my daughter cuts a tooth she comes down with an ear infection. Does teething cause middle ear infections? ...

My four year old always has bad breath. What can cause this problem in a child?...

My child's dentist uses nitrous oxide to treat my child. What is nitrous oxide and is it safe?...

Two of my child's adult teeth are coming behind the baby teeth. Is this normal?...

If fluoride for my baby is so important, what is the best way to give it to him?...

I wore braces throughout high school. Will my daughter need braces too, or is it too early to tell? ...

Are mouth guards important for student athletes?...

When should my child first see a pediatric dentist?...

I do not understand why a child should see a dentist before the age of six. What is all the fuss about baby teeth? They just fall out anyway!...

How can I prevent tooth decay from breast feeding or using a bottle? ...

How does my child's diet affect his dental health?...

What should I do if my child complains of a toothache?...

I am pregnant. Is there anything I can do to help my baby's teeth develop properly? ...

What causes children's tooth decay?...

My child's gums turn blue before a tooth come in. Is this normal? ...

What is the best way to wean my two and a half year old from the pacifier? ...

My child's gums turn blue before a tooth come in. Is this normal? ...

Is it normal for a four year old to be drooling?...

What age do you recommended braces for children?...

My 14-month old son has no teeth. Our dentist recommended that we have dental x-rays taken at 15 months. When I posed the question to my children's pediatrician she stated that she did not want to expose him to x-rays at that age. She said that two years o...

At my daughter’s last dental check, she is 3 ½, the dentist said an x-ray showed she is missing two of her adult teeth. Can you tell me any more about missing adult teeth? ...

My three-year-old has brown spots on his front teeth. What caused this discoloration? ...

My 4-year-old daughter had an injury to her top two front teeth almost two years ago, and they just now became infected. They are extracting the teeth tomorrow. My question is: Is there anything temporary that can be put there in place of them?...

When should I schedule my child's first dental appointment?...

What exactly in trench mouth. Can it be treated with an antibiotic? Can a child get it who they regularly brush their teeth?...

My daughter is four months old and already has two teeth and is getting some more. Is this unusual?...

My child is 15 months old and I would like some information about weaning her from the bottle. She refuses to drink from a cup and just pushes it away when I try to give it to her....

I am pregnant. Does my diet have an effect on the development of my unborn baby’s teeth? Should I take a fluoride supplement to help the development of my baby’s teeth? ...

My 13 year-old son dove for a basketball and knocked his upper front tooth out. The coaches quickly put the tooth on ice and covered it with a damp towel. Within five minutes, I put the tooth back into the socket. We were at our dentist's office within 1...

Do you think there will ever be a vaccine that prevents cavities in children?...

My daughter will be three years old and is still strongly attached to her pacifier. She seems more attached each day, using it for comfort and to fall asleep. I have tried to keep it from her but she cries and begs until she gets it. What can I do to bre...

When is the recommended time to begin dental care? I have a two year old which brushes daily and has been since age one. One concern I have is that my daughter has (what I would consider to be) a large gap between her upper front teeth. Will this disappe...

My daughter was 6 years old last June; she has lost 7 of her primary teeth and has two molars coming in. Four of her primary teeth that have come in all the way appear to be discolored. What could be the cause of this and is there anything we can do to c...

My son is currently 13 months old. His first tooth erupted when he was four months old, and by the age of six months, he had eight teeth. I have been brushing his teeth twice daily since six months of age, a process which he does not enjoy. Lately, he ba...

I am having trouble keeping my daughter's teeth white. We try to brush two to three times a day. She is 2 years old (27 months) and still uses an occassional bottle. IS there anything we can do to keep them from getting yellower and/or get them to go back ...

My daughter is 4 years old her 2 front bottom teeth are lose, is this normal for her age....

My 4 year old daughter has very bad teeth. Our first visit to the dentist 4 months ago, I was told she had to have at least 4 teeth extracted. One was extracted then the doctor "went out of business." I found another dentist who told me "we never extrac...

What is the rationale for weaning a child to the cup by 12 months of age? ...

My 13 month old is drooling excessively and goes from being happy and playful to all of a sudden unexplained wailing. Does this mean she may be getting her first molars? I don't feel any bumps on her gums or see any protusions. Is there anything I can do t...

My daughter will be 12 mos. next month and has been using her pacifier to go to sleep. She never has it while she is awake, although she is very attached to it and will not go to sleep without it. Everyone tells me to take it from her before she turn...

My ten week old has started blowing bubbles, and there are bumps on her gums. Should I be breaking out the earplugs and getting ready for teething?...

Does introducing table food promote or even have anything to do with tooth development in infants? ...

My daughter is 2 1/2 yrs old. She refuses to brush her teeth at night. Nothing i do can change her mind. I don't want to force her,she may hate the event even more,but she needs to brush her teeth. I've tried games,her brushing mine,and fruit flavored toot...

My baby is one years old, but he has only ONE tooth. How strange! Why?...

My son is 11 months and has 6 teeth..He grinds them together constantly all day long..How can we help him to stop? ...

I have a 30 month old son who LOVES milk, actually he usually drinks milk (whole) with Ovaltine. He is drinking over a gallon a week on his own. He is beginning to get white spots on his teeth (calcium deposits?). Is he drinking too much milk? Is there...

Could you please tell me how long stomatitis is contagious? ...

Is it okay to sniff nail polish?...

My daughter is 2 and still hooked on the pacifier. I know I should take the pacifier away, but what is the reason why? ...

In the past week, one of my 2 1/2 year old son's front teeth has started to turn grey. There has been no recent trauma to his mouth and it causes him no pain, but is really noticeable. What can cause this to happen? ...

My son just turned 5 and has been delayed since birth. We have done all to rule everything out including Genetics Testing. They could not find anything that "stood out" but found just a few minor imperfections that they could only suggest was possible NOON...

My grandaughter age 21 mos. has been sick for 4 days. Her pediatrician gave a antibiotic for a throat infection. Because she refused to drink anything, we took her back to the doctor who looked inside her throatand said she had "thrush" probably from the a...

My 13 year-old son dove for a basketball and knocked his upper front tooth out. The coaches quickly put the tooth on ice and covered it with a damp towel. Within five minutes, I put the tooth back into the socket. We were at our dentist's office within 10 ...

I have a 12-month-old son (he has an older sister who is almost 4) who wants to bite down on my shoulder or other body parts (face, arm). He has been doing this the past few months. We thought it was due to teething, but lately he has done this when he is ...

I found out that the assistant in my (just turned) 2 year old's daycare has been giving him "small" amounts of chewing gum. This concerns me greatly and is not something I would do. Can this cause a digestive problem and any other problem for that matter. ...

How Healthy are sports drinks (gatorade) for children? My brother's kids drink only gatorade and only an occasional glass of chocolate milk. Their ages are 4,6,&8. They aren't particularly active and play inside most of the time. I bring our own drinks whe...

I was told by my pediatrician to take my 2 1/2 year old off sweet drinks because he is gaining too much weight. Are artifical sweetners bad to give children in moderation? ...

My 9 month old daughter is tongue tied. She is to have it clipped in 3 weeks in the doctor's office. I would like to know more about the procedure and healing process. ...

Is it necessary to fill a small cavity in a four year old?...

My 13 month old daughter has just two bottom teeth and one upper tooth. She seems like she has been teething forwever. She refuses to eat any bread. Is this related to her slow tooth development? At what point should she be evaluated by a dentist?...

I have a 7 year old that sucks her thumb, and I would like to know how can I make her stop. or any suggustion. ...

My son is 14 months old and constatntly babbles. We often have complete conversations in a language I do not understand. He seems to comprehend a great deal and follows simple commands. Should I be concerned? He will not even try to repeat the sound we hav...

Today my 28-month old son's jaw started making very strange creaky noises off and on when he was chewing. He has been cranking and not eating well. What could be causing the creaking jaw sound?...

My son is 10 months old and has his two lower teeth. He used to eat more food but now simply refuses them. When will his upper teeth come in? Also, he has a thumb-sucking habit and although I try to remove his thumb, he immediately puts his thumb back into...

I have a few questins: (1) My 15-month olf baby was 9 lbs 2 oz at birth but at one year was only 22 lbs. Is that okay? (2) He is taking cows milk from a bottle. How much should he take? (3) He looks a bit cross-eyed. Did we hurt his eyes by taking too man...

My 1 year old recently started cutting her teeth. I was wondering if it was "normal" to cut an upper lateral incisor and then the bottom central and then the other upper lateral? She has not yet started cutting the upper central...

My seven year old daughter has a cross bite which will I am sure will require her to get braces. I am hearing conflicting information on when the repair should begin. Is it best to wait until her permanent teeth are in, or should she see an orthodontist no...

My son is 9 months old and has not gotten any teeth. He seems to have caught a cold four weeks ago and has gone through a series of symptoms, occasionlly running a high fever up to 103. Could this be a sign of teething?...

My 9 month old daughter has little white bumps on her tougue and the inside of her lips are white. What could this be? ...

I still give my 18 month old a bottle before bed because I can not get enough milk down him anymore. My friends say I should take the bottle away. I do not know what to do,...

My son is 9 months old; we just noticed gray spots on the front of his 2 teeth. What could cause this coloration? ...

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My daughter is 2 1/2 months old, starting to teeth. Why so early? She can't fit soft teethers in her mouth. I've tried Baby Oragel, Infant Tylenol, teethers and my fingers. She spits her formula up more often now. She is on Isomil and eats 4 1/2 ounces eve...

I notice that my 9-month-old baby sometimes pulls his left ear, or flicks his ears constantly, occasionally. Once when he was lying on my lap, he kept rubbing his ear against my leg. The doctor says there is no evidence of ear infection, but I am not convi...

My 14 months old daughter has always been a good sleeper having slept through the night since she was just a couple months old, but lately since she has been teething - she has 2 molars coming out at the same time - she has been waking up crying during the...

My 13 month baby has a pea sized white lump on the inside of her mouth. It is right inside of the mouth on the right cheek, is it anything to be worried about? ...

Do you know of a place on the web that we can get information about delayed tooth eruption in a 2 year old. My granddaughter has her 1 year molars, but not her front teeth. She is under the care of a pediatric dentist, has had x-rays that show th...

M baby is now 9 month old and she is teethless, I am wondering if this is something I should be worried about?...

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I have read that you should never give your baby juice in a bottle. My son is not on juices yet. He is only four months old but my friends' kids do drink juice from a bottle. I just wondered what the reason for not giving juice to them in a bottle was?...

Is it an indication of a problem if a child has no teeth at 16 months?...

My son is 9 months old and he has two front teeth. I noticed that they look discolored. He does not sleep with a bottle and I wondered if this was normal or if I should be doing something?...

My daughter was born 3 weeks early. Everything is fine. She will be 18 months on December 30. So far she only has 7 1/2 teeth. She has her top four teeth and two and 1/2 on the bottom. Her brother was late in getting his teeth but they waited to come in un...