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The First White, Prefab, Ceramic Crowns for Kids
A new, revolutionary type of pediatric dental crown When adults need a dental crown, there are a lot of materials for us to choose from, even just among aesthetic materials. It’s these choices that ensure we get a crown that not only seals a damaged tooth and restores...
Helping Your Child Overcome Dental Anxiety With Sedation
My child is afraid of the dentist. Is this normal? It’s time for your child’s follow-up dental appointment, but deep inside you have a feeling of dread. You’re remembering the dental anxiety of the last try, prior visits, or bad experiences, and your gut feeling says...
Pulpotomy, Pulpectomy, or Root Canal?
Tooth Decay: Sometimes a Filling, Sometimes More Just like adults, kids can experience tooth decay. But baby teeth are a little bit different than adult teeth. The outer layer of their teeth—the enamel—is a bit thinner, and decay spreads quicker throughout the tooth...
EZCrowns Are the Most Durable Children’s Crowns Available
It isn’t the news you wanted to receive: your child has a cavity. But according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over half of American children between the ages of six to eight years old have had at least one cavity in their baby teeth. When...
3 Things You Need to Know About Your Child’s First Dental Visit
Taking proactive steps to care for your child's teeth and gums can help protect their oral and overall health. Parents should bring their children for their first dental visit shortly after their first tooth appears and no later than their first birthday. And though...
Avoid the Complications of a Tooth Extraction With a Space Maintainer
What is a space maintainer? Once your child has lost a tooth early due to injury or had a tooth extracted due to tooth decay, it leaves a space where the tooth used to be. To keep the adjacent teeth from working their way into the gap, which could cause future...
What You Should Know About the Tooth Extraction Procedure
Why Children Sometimes Require Tooth Extraction We understand that the idea of tooth extraction isn’t much fun. When it comes to your kids getting a tooth pulled, the entire notion can become that much more alarming. But the truth is that today’s extractions aren’t...
10 Ways To Make the Most of Summer Break This Year
Making Summer Break Fun for Everyone At Spinnaker Pediatric Dentistry, we want kids to have happy smiles all year round, and we know the biggest smiles come from long summer days and nights spent with family and friends. Celebrate summer sun and fun with your kids and...
Dental Sealants for Kids: A Simple Solution to Avoid Cavities
Dental Sealants protect kids’ oral health. As parents, we all try to do our best to keep our children’s teeth healthy. After all, no one wants a cavity. Sometimes, though, even if we make sure they brush, floss, and eat right, they might need that extra little bit of...
Is Your Baby Struggling to Breastfeed?
5 Tips for An Easier Breastfeeding Experience Breastfeeding is one of the most beautiful experiences a mother can share with her infant. It not only increases the bond between the two, but it also provides a number of advantages for both mother and child. Breast milk...
Frenectomy: A Simple Procedure to Resolve Tongue Tie
Frenectomy: An Easy Solution for Tongue-Tied Babies We might lightheartedly describe feeling speechless from embarrassment or surprise as being "tongue-tied", but for about 5% of infants and their parents, being tongue- or lip-tied is actually a significant congenital...
Tooth-Colored Composite Fillings for Your Child’s Smile
Choosing the best tooth filling for your child. As parents, we do everything we can to protect and care for our kids, including taking steps to care for their oral health. We know it’s not always easy, though, and sometimes kids end up with cavities. Thankfully,...