Pediatric Dentistry of Redlands

Have you ever thought that cavities in your child’s baby teeth may not matter and therefore you will wait until later to have them taken care of? I mean, after all, they are ‘just baby teeth.’ Unfortunately, a child’s baby teeth can impact their adult teeth. Here are 5 reasons why baby teeth are important.  Social development. Children who do not have a healthy smile may be shy or struggle to develop friends. They may be afraid that children will make fun of them because of their teeth. Adult dental formation. Baby teeth hold the space for the adult teeth and when decay impacts a baby tooth, many times it can also begin causing problems for the adult tooth preparing to emerge. Problems such as enamel discoloration or even decay. Speech development. If baby teeth are not properly cared for, it can be difficult for your children to say certain sounds or to produce certain words. Once they are in schoo...

Water is essential to keep your child’s smile healthy. Drinking water helps to remove food, plaque and sugar from their teeth in between brushing. All of these strategies and tools give bacteria less time to attack the enamel that is on their teeth. Dr. Cameron Fuller recommends you have your child drink at least 8 glasses of water day and a little more as the weather begins to heat up. Here are 5 tips to get your kids to drink more water. 1.      Add fruit into the water. A little fruit goes a long way to helping them think they are drinking something delicious besides unflavored water. 2.      Give them small amounts of water to drink throughout the day when they come into the house for a break. Having your kids drink a small amount is better than giving them a large bottle where they only drink a little. 3.      Have them drink a glass of water with their breakfast infused with vegetables...