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Your Prescriptions and Your Oral Health
MOST MEDICATIONS come with a list of possible side effects, including side effects that impact oral health. These side...
When Brushing Is A Battle
Good dental hygiene should start early in life. When kids are really small, it’s up to parents to make sure their teeth are brushed at least once a…
When Is Thumbsucking a Problem?
A PACIFIER OR THUMB/finger-sucking habit that lasts beyond the toddler years can have a negative impact on a child’s...
Help Kids Develop Good Habits
Benjamin Franklin once said that it’s easier to prevent bad habits than it is to break them, and at Smile Center for Kids in Sunland and Edgemere TX,…
Can We Smile Our Way to Better Health?
IT’S NOT ACTUALLY true that it takes more muscles to frown than to smile; smiling takes at least ten muscles while frowning...
How We Breathe Can Affect Our Teeth
YOU MAY HAVE heard the insult “mouth-breather” in recent years thanks to the popularity of the show Stranger Things. There are...
Does Your Child Need Dental Bonding?
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…
Pediatric Dentistry Questions? We Have The Answers!
Babies usually get their first tooth between six months of age, and the time of their first birthday. This is a major milestone in their development. For one…
Elizabethan England’s Rotten Sweet Tooth
IN ONE OF HIS sonnets, Shakespeare described the reeking breath of his lady love, and the subject came up again in two of his plays. He sets...
When to Expect Baby Teeth to Appear
A COUPLE OF the biggest rites of passage in childhood are the first baby teeth coming in and the...
Choosing A Toothbrush For Your Child
Choosing a toothbrush for your child may not sound like a very critical issue, but it’s more important than you might think. With that in mind, Smile Center…
Cavities: The Most Common Childhood Disease
40% OF KIDS WILL develop at least one cavity by the time they turn eleven, which makes tooth decay the most common disease of childhood. That...