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Daughter Won’t Stop Sucking Her Thumb

I don’t know what to do. My daughter is four and she just won’t stop sucking her thumb. I’ve tried everything, even sleeping in her room to keep her from doing it at night, but after I fall asleep, in the mouth her thumb goes. Her front teeth are going to be crooked. what do […]

Chipped and Cracked Tooth On My Daughter

My daughter had a nasty fall. Both of her front teeth were damaged as a result. One of the teeth was chipped and the other one was cracked and needs a dental crown. When I went to see her dentist, he said that he couldn’t see her for about four months. When I balked at […]

Restraints for Children in Dental Care

I was taking my son to the pediatric dentist for the first time. As I was going through the paperwork, they wanted me to check a box that said I agreed to restraints for my child if they were necessary during treatment. I got up and left right then. Why in the world would a […]

My Children Are Developing a Mouth Full of Silver

I am very diligent with my children’s oral health. I brush their teeth twice a day. I floss their teeth daily. I take them to the dentist for checkups regularly and for their appointments for cavities and such. Yet despite all that, they keep getting decay that results in silver crowns. What am I doing […]

Can Teething Cause a Fever In Children

I’m at my wits end with my nine month old. She keeps getting fevers, but when we take her to the doctor they insist she’s fine. A friend of mine said that their baby had done that and they discovered it was because he was teething. Her grandmother slit the baby’s gums and he was […]

What Is a Pulpotomy?

My son has a toothache and I took him in to see a pediatric dentist. We don’t have a lot of money. He was diagnosed with an infected tooth. My dentist is suggesting a pulpotomy. When I tried to ask questions about it he appeared to get annoyed and indicated that he had other patients. […]

Dental Flipper for a 3-Year-Old

My three year old had a fall which resulted in them losing one of their front teeth. I’ve heard it is important not to leave empty spaces in their mouths so I asked our pediatric dentist to give him a dental flipper. He literally laughed at me and told me “not to be silly.” I […]