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!
Selecting Sportsguards For Your Children
Much like we mentioned in our piece on general night guards for teens, sportsguards are customizable. That's handy for what these kind of mouth guards are for, since running and pivoting during sports would make an improper fit very uncomfortable. You can certainly...
Crowns For Baby Teeth – What Parents Should Know
If your child has a tooth (or several teeth) that are damaged or worn down, you may have considered whether crowns for those baby teeth are a good idea. It's understandable to be confused about crowns for baby teeth. "Won't they just fall out soon on their own?" You...
What To Know About Bruxism (and Mouth Guards)
Bruxism is the formal name for the grinding of the teeth, particularly at night. If you’re reading this you may be curious about bruxism and how specifically you can help your child. Bruxism (Grinding the Teeth) Minor bruxism can be relatively harmless and may not...
A Poem For Dads
“Thank you for the laughter,For the good times that we share,Thanks for always listening,For trying to be fair.Thank you for your comfort,When things are going bad,Thank you for the shoulder,To cry on when I'm sad.This poem's a reminder thatAll my life...
Appreciating Fathers and Their Role In Childen’s Dental Hygiene
As Father's Day approaches we want to take a moment to acknowledge the role of fathers in their children's dental hygiene. Often the assumption people make, as supported by results of polls in studies, is that it's the mother's own hygiene habits that children emulate...
Special High Fluoride Toothpaste for Kids – Less Cavities
Some people are more predisposed to cavities than others, even if life habits are otherwise roughly the same. If your child has struggled with cavities and you're ever wondered if there was a toothpaste option that does a better job of protecting teeth after brushing...
We’re Proud of Our Dental Outreach in High Point, NC
Providing community outreach to promote dental health is a vital part of our mission at Warr Pediatric Dental Associates. February is Dental Health Month, and every year we make the whole month one big celebration! Everyone who comes into the office for an appointment...
Is Your Teen Vaping? How to Help Them Squash that Bad Habit
Even more teens in North Carolina use tobacco than the national average, which means if your child lives in High Point, NC (where our office is), then they are at an increased risk for using tobacco products. This fact is precisely why we are addressing vaping on our...
The Impact of Tobacco on Teen Dental Health
Did you know that North Carolina has an even higher rate of tobacco use among teens than the national average? In North Carolina, almost 36% of kids have used or are currently using e-cigarettes (vaping). National statistics, on the other hand, show that in 2020, 6.7%...
My Teen Wants to Whiten Their Teeth. What Do I Do?
These last four weeks, we've been talking about teen teeth. Now, we've talked about how adolescents and teens are different because their diets are different. So, not only do they eat more junk, they eat elsewhere on their own, and they also have a lot of sodas,...