Dr. Shwedel: No longer are fluoride treatments just for children.  New research shows that everyone, regardless of age, can benefit from them.  Fluoride not only helps protect newly erupting teeth from decay, but mature teeth that present their own set of needs.  Such as exposed roots from gum recession or the margins where crowns & teeth meet or even the effects of dry mouth as a result of medication & decreased saliva.  read more…

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When Rachel Sarah took her daughter in for her first dental checkup a few years ago, she got a surprise. Not only did her 24-month-old have two cavities in her baby teeth, the pediatric dentist suggested she might have “caught” them from her mom. read more…

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PatientFYI: Whether or not children receive regular dental care is strongly associated with their parents’ history of seeking dental care. A new report to appear in the journal Pediatrics, which has been released online, is the first to analyze the relationship between parents’ and children’s’ dental visits in a nationally representative sample.

“When parents don’t see the dentist, their children are much less likely to see the dentist,” says Inyang Isong, MD, MPH, of the MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) Center for Child and Adolescent Health Policy, the study’s lead author. “It looks like strategies to promote oral health should focus on the whole family.” The result of this study is clear. To set the pattern of good dental care for their children, parents need to set the example of regular dental care for themselves. Parents, you’re children are watching!

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Dr. Bodak on Children’s Dentistry: Your newborn baby already has teeth, although you can’t see them. They are sitting just below the gum line. These “baby teeth”, which give your infant a great smile and allow the pleasures of chewing food or speaking more clearly, also help guide the permanent teeth into place. How soon do you need to start caring for your infant’s teeth? Just as soon as you see them!

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PatientFYI - 1,157 Dentists in Phoenix, AZ (Phoenix):  Find Patient Reviews, Discounts & Coupons, Advanced Dental Technologies, and detailed PatientFYI Practice Profiles so you can find the best Phoenix Dentist for you!

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PatientFYI - 1,065 Dentists in Dallas, TX (Texas): Find Patient Reviews, Discounts & Coupons, Advanced Dental Technologies, and detailed PatientFYI Practice Profiles so you can find the best Dallas Dentist for you!

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PatientFYI: You need a filling and you’re not exactly looking forward to it. But what you dread most isn’t the pain. Local anesthesia takes care of that. What you dread is the drill. Now there may be an alternative–Air Abrasion is the newest method of cleaning out tooth decay.

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PatientFYI: Most decay isn’t evident to dentists until it is one-third the width of the tooth – by then it requires a large filling that can weaken tooth structure and possibly cause problems years later. But new technology allows dentists to beam a laser light onto teeth with a pen-like instrument, illuminating grooves where cavities the size of pinpricks may be forming.

Find a great Cavity Detection Dentist near you today!

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Dentists that have invested in digital X-ray equipment for their offices, provide their Patients with enhanced services – not to mention eliminating the need for patients to bite down on sharp swatches of film (while fighting the impulse to gag) then wait while the shots are developed.

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PatientFYI - 979 Dentists in Boston, MA (Massachusetts): Find Patient Reviews, Payment Specials, Advanced Dental Technologies, and detailed PatientFYI Practice Profiles so you can find the best Boston Dentist for you!

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