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New Parents: Educate Yourselves About Children’s Oral Health
This message from Smile Center for Kids in Sunland and Edgemere TX is for new parents, or couples planning for children sometime in the future. The statistics on…
What Is Toothpaste Made Of?
PEOPLE HAVE USED some form of paste to help keep their teeth clean since at least 3000 BC in...
Does Your Child Need A Dental Crown?
At Smile Center for Kids in Sunland and Edgemere TX, we have several options to fix broken or decayed teeth. One of the most common restorations, even in…
How Does Diabetes Impact Oral Health?
DIABETES (ANY TYPE) tends to make good dental health a much more difficult goal to achieve, and...
Do You Have A Thumbsucking Toddler?
Thumb-sucking is fairly normal in many young children, and it’s something we often see at Smile Center for Kids in Sunland and Edgemere TX. Most kids outgrow it,…
We’re Observing TMJ Awareness Month
AROUND 35 MILLION people in the US are affected by temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD or TMJ), which is...
Children’s Cavities Are Not “Just A Part Of Growing Up”
This post from Smile Center for Kids in Sunland and Edgemere TX focuses on dental sealants, a preventative treatment used to help prevent cavities in children. Dental sealants…
Happy Halloween From the Dentist!
WHY IS SUGAR so bad for our teeth? Because harmful oral bacteria love to eat it, then excrete...
Artificial Sweetener and Your Child’s Smile
When parents try to limit sugar in children’s diets, they often turn to sugar substitutes. There are a lot of sweetening options out there, and in this post,…
What’s Causing Caries in Childhood?
TWO OUT OF every five kids develop one or more cavity by the time they turn eleven. That makes...
Baby Teeth Facts For Sunland and Edgmere Parents
Baby teeth and adult teeth are very different. One of the roles of baby teeth is to pave the way for permanent adult teeth. In this post from…
How Can We Guard Against Gum Recession?
MANY PEOPLE HAVE the idea that gum recession is only a concern for older people (that’s where...
