Caring For The Teeth Of A Sick Child: What Parents Should Know

Posted on: 27 August 2015

When your child gets a bug from preschool or even just from playing at the park, you do your best to keep their temperature down and keep them hydrated, but dental care can fall by the wayside as you try to get your child back on the path of good health. However, because the body's immune system becomes stressed during illness and because the nature of being sick poses some unique risks, you should actually be more vigilant when your child is fighting off a bacterial infection or a virus.
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5 Questions Parents May Have About Extruded Teeth

Posted on: 13 August 2015

About half of all children and teens will experience a traumatic dental injury by the time they graduate high school, so as a parent, you need to be prepared for this eventuality. There are many traumatic dental injuries that children and teens can experience, ranging from cracked teeth to knocked out teeth. It's also possible for their teeth to be partially dislodged; dentists call this injury an extruded tooth. Below are five questions answered about your child's teeth.
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Dental Injuries During Sport: 5 Mistakes People Make

Posted on: 29 July 2015

For certain types of sport, dental injuries are unfortunately rather common. In fact, according to the American Dental Association, 13 to 39% of all dental injuries occur during sport. If you or another player suffers a dental injury during a match, it's vital that you take the right action. Learn how to take care of a damaged tooth in this situation, and avoid the five following dental injury errors. Carrying on without treatment
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Why Dentists Recommend Cone Beam CT Scans

Posted on: 15 July 2015

Dental cone beam computed tomography (CT) is a special imaging procedure that is increasingly popular with dentists and orthodontists. Dental cone beam CT scans offer several benefits over other imaging techniques, allowing dentists to accurately diagnose and deal with a range of conditions. Learn more about how cone beam CT scans work, and find out why this technology is so beneficial in modern dentistry. How cone beam CT scans work
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