Why Your Child’s Gums Bleed: A Complete Guide for Parents Blood in the sink after your child brushes almost always traces back to the same cause: plaque along the gumline has inflamed the gums, a condition called gingivitis. It’s common in children, it’s reversible, and in most cases you can fix it at home in […]
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Cavities Between Teeth in Children: Why You Can’t See Them Coming The most common cavities in school-age children form on the surfaces where two teeth touch, and those are exactly the surfaces you can’t see. A cavity between teeth can grow through the enamel and into the softer layer beneath while the tooth still looks
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A Pimple on Your Child’s Gums? It Could Be a Dental Abscess A pimple-like bump on a child’s gum, sometimes called a gum boil, is usually a dental abscess: a pocket of infection at the root of a tooth that has found a path out through the gum. An abscess doesn’t heal on its own,
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Does Your Child Need a Mouthguard for Sports? If your child plays a sport where contact or a flying ball is possible, a mouthguard is one of the simplest ways to protect their teeth. A single hit to the mouth can chip, loosen, or knock out a tooth, and a mouthguard absorbs much of that
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Fluoride Varnish vs Fluoride Rinse: What’s Right for Your Child Fluoride strengthens enamel and helps prevent cavities, and there are two common ways children get it beyond toothpaste: a varnish painted on at the dental office, and a rinse swished at home or school. They work toward the same goal but suit different ages and
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Do Baby Teeth Really Matter If They Just Fall Out? If baby teeth fall out anyway, it’s fair to ask why they deserve fillings, fluoride, and dental visits. The short answer is that they do far more than chew, and they’re in your child’s mouth for around a decade, longer than most parents realize. The
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When Should Kids Start Flossing? A Guide for Parents Flossing matters for kids as soon as two of their teeth touch, which is earlier than most parents expect. Until then a toothbrush reaches every surface, but once teeth sit side by side, the brush can’t get between them, and that’s exactly where cavities tend to
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The Best Foods for Your Child’s Teeth (and the Ones to Limit) What a child eats affects their teeth as much as how well they brush. Some foods strengthen enamel, some scrub the teeth clean as kids chew, and some wash acid off the surface, while others feed the bacteria that cause cavities. You don’t
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Cavity in a Baby Tooth: Should You Treat It or Wait? Your child’s dentist found a cavity, and the first thought is the one most parents have: it’s a baby tooth, will it really matter? The honest answer is sometimes yes and sometimes no. The decision turns on which tooth, how big the cavity is,
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Dental Sealants for Kids: A Complete Parent’s Guide Your child’s dentist mentioned sealants at the last cleaning, and you nodded along, then went home and looked them up. Are they worth it? Are they safe? Do they actually work? The short answer is yes to all three, but the longer answer is more useful, because
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