Dental Blog
Here you will find information to help you and your kids live a healthy life and protect their teeth, news, and other fun resources. Enjoy!
Tips For Preventing Kids Tooth Decay, From Birth To School Age
Good dental habits begin early on in a child's life, and when parents are clear on what to look out for it's far easier to establish habits that keep tooth decay at bay. In this post, we'll look at 3 distinct phases of the early years for children and what you as a...
Advice For Healthy Kids’ Dental Habits and Safety At School
First time parents, or parents whose kids are entering school, often feel like they have a lot to adapt to and figure out. To provide value alongside February's Dental Health Awareness Month, here are some tips for parents in some of the scenarios that arise most...
2017 Study Confirms The Need For Advanced Care For Special Needs Children
This study began with the observation that, quite often, special needs children do not tend to receive as much oral care as other children. In fact, the study mentions that dental treatment is the greatest "unattended health need of disabled people." The study...
Answers To Your Pediatric Sedation Dentistry Questions
Does Sedation Dentistry Involve Additional Credentials? Parents are usually concerned about the safety of sedation dentistry for their children. We always emphasize that as specialists, our office has specific education and training that allows us to be...
Dr. Warr on Being A Pediatric Dentist
Dr. Warr has learned a lot in her career as a pediatric dentist. After building a successful practice and working with many patients from when they were little all the way till when they graduated high school, Dr. Warr's team thought it'd be interesting to reflect on...
Oral Bacteria Can Suppress The Body’s Ability To Repel Viruses
Researchers have recently made some headway understanding just how proteins produced by oral epithelial cells help the body to fight off infection from viruses entering the body through the mouth. That's obviously a significant topic in the last few years where we've...
Typical Pediatrician Knowledge About Dentistry Is Growing
The job of a pediatrician is a complex one. It requires knowledge about a wide variety of aspects to a child's development, and the ability to make recommendations based on what one sees in relatively short appointments. Luckily pediatricians tend to see patients...
Dental Assistant in High Point Creates Beautiful Watercolors of Homes
Elizabeth Myers was a dental assistant in High Point who has transitioned to making beautiful artwork of homes. She began by teaching herself to paint flowers, and one of her first full paintings was of her grandmother's house. She was so entranced in the experience...
Teledentistry’s Impact, According To Study
Teledentistry has been around for a long time. In fact, it was first introduced in 1994 by the Department of Defense to provide care to remote areas, and its success has led to its continuous development over the following decades. When the pandemic began,...
Do Baby Teeth With Crowns Fall Out On Their Own?
Yes, baby teeth with crowns do eventually fall out on their own like any other baby teeth do. The crown being added generally does not affect this process. The crown will usually fall out still attached to the baby tooth, and it is up to you whether to keep it or not....