by Jen | Feb 8, 2014 | Kids Corner
Tongue Piercing Is Not Cool Some parents allow their children to have small steel balls on the top or bottom of their tongues. To have the little steel balls stay, the tongue has to have a hole in it, much like a pierced ear. Oral piercing can cause a lot of pain,...
by Jen | Feb 8, 2014 | Kids Corner
What to Eat for Healthy Teeth When you eat, food passes through your mouth. Here it meets the germs, or bacteria, that live in your mouth. You may have heard your dentist talk about plaque (pronounced (“PLAK”). Plaque is a sticky invisible layer bacteria...
by Jen | Feb 8, 2014 | Kids Corner
What If a Tooth Gets Knocked Out During Sports? You’re in the swimming pool, swimming underwater, and quickly rise to the surface, hitting the hard ledge. Your front tooth falls out, floating to the bottom of the pool. You’re in a fast game of basketball...
by Jen | Feb 8, 2014 | Kids Corner
Who Needs Braces? Lots of kids have problems with their teeth not growing in nice and straight. It doesn’t mean something is wrong with you. If you don’t do anything about this and your teeth could look very crooked and uneven when you grow up. Also, you...
by Jen | Feb 8, 2014 | Kids Corner
What Are Sealants? Sealants are special materials your dentist puts on your teeth to keep out harmful germs and bacteria. They are a great way to help you avoid getting cavities down the road. Sealants fill in the little ridges on the chewing part of your teeth to...
by Jen | Feb 8, 2014 | Kids Corner
Why Brush My Teeth? Brushing is the best way to get rid of the germs and bacteria, and an invisible sticky material called plaque from your teeth and gums. Getting the bad stuff off your teeth and gums in a timely manner prevents bacteria in the food you eat from...
by Jen | Feb 8, 2014 | Kids Corner
What Are X-rays? Sometimes, the dentist will tell you that he needs to take “X-rays” of your mouth. This involves putting little pieces of cardboard in your mouth, which you bite down on. The dentist’s assistant usually does this while you’re...
by Jen | Feb 8, 2014 | Kids Corner
Numbing Your Mouth The dentist uses special medicine called anesthetics to numb your mouth if you have a cavity taken out or a tooth pulled. The first thing the dentist does is place a small cotton swab dipped in medicine in your mouth, and rubs in the area he needs...
by Jen | Feb 8, 2014 | Kids Corner
Getting a Tooth Pulled When you have a bad tooth that is pushing other teeth to the side, or a tooth that has such a bad cavity that it can’t be fixed, you may to have the tooth taken out. This is called an extraction. When you have a tooth pulled, the dentist...
by Jen | Feb 8, 2014 | Kids Corner
What Happens During a Checkup? When you visit the dentist to have your teeth checked, the dentist will ask you to lie back in a big, comfortable chair with a strong light overhead. She’ll ask you to open your mouth while she uses a small instrument that feels...
