Natural Teething Remedies to Soothe Your Baby

Teething is a painful milestone that every baby will go through. While dealing with a fussy, cranky baby can put you at your wit’s end, there are ways you can help your little one get through this experience. The following remedies are natural ways that effectively provide much needed relief to teething babies. Cold Applying something cold to numb the …

Holiday Food That Won’t Damage Kids’ Teeth

Between Halloween and the holiday season, your children’s lives are filled with delicious treats. However, many of these treats, like sticky caramels and hard peanut brittle, are damaging for their teeth. The best tip is to choose sweets that don’t stick around. Treats that quickly dissolve have limited contact with enamel and are less likely to form cavities. Another essential …

Snacks That Damage Your Kids’ Teeth

Every parent wants their child to live a healthy lifestyle, typically involving exercise, proper sleep and of course, a nutritious diet. However, many foods that are marketed as “healthy” are actually damaging your children’s teeth. So before you switch out all the junk food for healthy snacks, read about the following tooth-damaging foods: Dried Fruit Dried fruit needs to be …

Choosing an Orthodontic Appliance

Does your child have crooked teeth or a misaligned jaw? If this is the case, it might be time to consider orthodontic appliances. Although Bear Creek Pediatric Dentistry doesn’t provide orthodontia, we can help prepare you and your child for the process. The first step is deciding which kind of appliance your child needs, whether it’s a retainer, braces or …

Helping Your Teen Take Responsibility for Their Own Oral Health

As children grow up and become teenagers, parents usually have much less direct influence over their oral care. Adolescence means busier schedules and often less focus on oral care, often resulting in cavities and other dental issues. Though you need to give your children space and some independence during adolescence, here are six guidelines you can follow to make sure …

Healthy Snacks for Healthy Teeth

Kids love snacks, especially those full of sugar, salt, starch and other unhealthy ingredients. Not only are these snacks unhealthy for a child’s overall health, they can also cause major damage to their teeth. Snacks like cookies, candies, juice, potato chips and pretzels can all lead to tooth decay, especially when teeth are not brushed thoroughly. Fortunately, there are various …

Medford Pediatric Dentist 3 Tips for the Tooth Fairy.

There comes a time in every child’s life when they lose their baby teeth, whether through natural causes, or through the accidents, poor hygiene, and fights, that many children go through in their lives. Here are some fun ideas to help keep the tooth fairy fun for kids, while encouraging healthy habits. While this isn’t a permanent solution, and your …