Category: Pediatric Dentistry

Helping Kids With Our Lifelike Crowns

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By placing a dental crown, we can help repair issues too severe for a filling and protect your children from painful symptoms. We also use lifelike materials so the results blend with your child’s smile! In today’s blog, your Shirley, NY, pediatric dentist and orthodontist talks about treatment with our lifelike crowns.

How We Place Natural-Looking Fillings

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Our team knows that when a child complains about a toothache for more than a day or two, there is likely a cavity. With a dental filling, we can offer a safe and biocompatible method of treating tooth decay and keeping smiles intact. In today’s blog, your Shirley, NY, pediatric dentist and orthodontist talks about… Read more »

Treating Your Child’s Infection With A Pulpotomy

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When we see a child with a cavity, we can offer treatment with a dental filling. But what if a child has an infected tooth? Instead of a traditional root canal, we can offer a conservative alternative with a pulpotomy. In today’s blog, your Shirley, NY, pediatric dentist and orthodontist talks about how we provide… Read more »

Fluoride Helps Strengthen Tooth Enamel

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Cavities and dental infection can occur when the outer enamel that protects the tooth is worn down due to poor oral hygiene. But to help kids and adults alike avoid cavities, we can offer treatment to strengthen the enamel. In today’s blog, your Shirley, NY, pediatric dentist and orthodontist talks about how we help strengthen… Read more »

How Dental Sealants Prevent Cavities

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We know the risk that cavities pose for kids of all ages, from babies and toddlers to teens. Which is why we offer preventive treatment to help lower the risk of cavities. In today’s blog, your Shirley, NY, pediatric dentist and orthodontist talks about how we help lower the risk of cavities with dental sealants.

Working Toward A Healthy Adult Smile

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Your little one needs your help. They were not born with a knowledge of how to care for their smile, and when you forget to schedule their biannual checkups, you put them at real risk. These visits are their opportunity to come in and have a chat with a qualified pediatric oral health professional, so… Read more »

Keeping Up The Effort

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Your little one wasn’t born with an understanding of their oral health needs. That means that it is up to you to get things done, including scheduling their biannual dental checkups with a quality pediatric dentist. As the name suggests, the goal is to come in twice a year for their cleaning and examination, so… Read more »

Important Steps For Your Child’s Routine

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It goes without saying that, in order to maintain a healthy smile for life, it is important to stay on top of your oral health care. This is best achieved with a routine, and grins of all ages can benefit. When it comes to strength and protection from oral bacteria, Younger smiles need just as… Read more »

Happy Smiles And Positive Habits

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Your little one has their whole world ahead of them, and it’s up to you to make sure that they have a great head start. But if you have been going too light on their oral health needs, you could be holding them back, as they develop their dental habits at an early age. Most… Read more »

Fight Back Against Bacterial Buildup

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Your little one needs some dental direction, since just like you, they were not born with a knowledge of how to care for their oral health needs. You had someone to help you to learn how to properly brush and floss, and as a parent, that responsibility falls to you; part of those efforts is… Read more »