Cherokee Children’s Dentistry Blog

While your kids will be filling their Halloween buckets with copious amounts of candy, you may be thinking about offering a different type of treat to those who come to your door. While sweets are and will likely continue to be the preferred choice for eager kids, keep reading to discover four non-candy alternatives that any trick-or-treater will enjoy.

Children can begin visiting their pediatric dentist as early as six months old, and although they may not have any teeth yet, these routine checkups could help detect common dental health concerns. These routine visits throughout their life are an important step in helping them maintain not only a healthy smile, but also keep them from experiencing oral pain due to worsening dental problems. Read on to learn more about the importance of detecting oral health issues early on.

It’s no secret that kids absolutely love sugar in all its forms. Candy, soda, ice cream, cookies, cakes—you name it, children are into it. While sugary treats are a hit with kids, as a parent you know they can also cause cavities. Enter sugar substitutes – a potential solution to satisfy sweet cravings while minimizing the risk to dental health. But are they really better for baby teeth?

Read on to learn more about these sugar substitutes and how they can affect your child’s oral health.

Do your kids resist daily oral hygiene? If so, don’t feel ashamed – getting youngsters to value dental health is hard! Most children would rather play around or roughhouse than make their mouths squeaky clean. That said, there are ways to make good oral habits exciting for little ones. With such practices, motivating your tykes to keep good oral habits is easier. If you’d like to find out more, your local dentist is happy to explain. Here, then, are four tips for making dental care fun for kids.

If you are the parent of a child who has special needs, you’re likely familiar with the difficulty that often comes with helping them maintain excellent oral health. Because of this, there are many oral health problems that are common for children who fit into this category. Continue reading to learn about common dental issues for children with special needs as well as what you can do to help your little one keep their smile healthy.

This time of year, dentists start to get a bad reputation. They’re portrayed as monsters who want to replace every treat with chewing gum and toothbrushes. That isn’t true; dentists hope as much as anyone that people will enjoy themselves! They just want people to know how to prevent cavities after Halloween is over.

In that spirit, it’s good to know how it is that sweets cause dental problems. As it turns out, some are better for your teeth than others. Here are a few things you should know about which candy to pick for your child.

Nobody hands you a how-to book on taking care of the little things in your child’s life, like scheduling their first dental visit and helping them feel comfortable about the idea of stepping into a dentist’s office. When children have an exciting and positive experience with the dentist, they’re more likely to keep on top of brushing their teeth and receiving routine preventive care throughout their lives. Read on for three easy steps to help prepare you and your child for their first dental checkup.