Pediatric Dentistry of Redlands

This holiday season safeguard your child’s smile by following these 5 tips from Dr.Cameron Fuller . While family is here and you are enjoying the holiday fun it is still possible to keep oral health habits, however it can be a bit tricky with sugary treats everywhere.   While you are out shopping and walking around looking at lights, bring healthy snacks along with you. It can be time consuming and tempting to stand in line to hand your kiddos a snack that is not great for their smile. Instead plan ahead what to bring.. Take water. Water helps rinse food from their teeth after they have consumed a snack as well as decrease bacteria from becoming out of control in their mouth. Sugar free gum is a fantastic way for children to keep from getting dry mouth. Keep fruits and vegetables in snack packs close by. Not only are fruits and vegetables a healthy snack but it also helps to rinse any carbohydrates that are lefto...

Stories about Santa Claus and other fairy tale characters are well documented, but did you know that the story of the tooth fairy is one that was not well documented until 1927, and to this day, many parents still do not know the origins of the tooth fairy.   While there is documentation of baby teeth being thrown into the sun, thrown over the roof, or thrown into a source of water, there was never really a solid foundation of story and myth that was created for the tooth fairy. While some believed that baby teeth were given to rats and mice in order for the child’s adult teeth to grown in twice as strong, research conducted shows that this continues to be the most widely held belief. Children in other countries and around the world can be seen leaving their baby teeth on a table in the hope that a mouse will come and take their tooth and leave them a present behind.   Research demonstrates in some stories a cross between two different traditions,...