This month’s blog post comes from the Mount Sinai Parenting Center, highlighting tips from preschool teachers with a combined experience of over 90 years! While the tips are broad and mostly about behavior, we found the advice to also be helpful in the dental setting! Here’s a condensed version of what the teachers had to […]
(Photo from Accutron, Inc) One of our most helpful tools in pediatric dentistry is Nitrous Oxide, more commonly known as laughing gas. Nitrous oxide can be beneficial for any pediatric patient, but is especially helpful for children with anxiety, sensory issues, short attention spans, and even those with strong gag reflexes. It is a mild […]
We wrote about SDF – which stands for silver diamine fluoride – back in 2016 (see post here)… but due to its popularity, we thought we would touch on the subject again! SDF is a clear, colorless antimicrobial liquid substance that’s gaining popularity in the world of pediatric dentistry (and beyond). The topical application of SDF on […]
If you’re a parent of a child under the age of 12, you’ve likely heard the terms ‘tongue-tie’ and ‘lip-tie’ in passing conversation. This blog post is meant to educate you on the basics of tongue-ties, lip-ties, and the frenectomy procedure used to treat both conditions. So tune in! Let’s start with the tongue-tie or […]
