Effective Care For Your Child’s Cavity

child comfortable at the dentist's officeLearning that your child has a cavity can be stressful. The news carries concern over their health, but you can also worry about how they will experience treatment and how decay will affect their oral health in the long term. At our Shirley, NY dental practice, we are proud to provide protection for the smiles of our young patients. When those patients need help because of tooth decay, we will work with them to make treatment as comfortable as possible. In addition to making sure kids feel secure and safe throughout cavity care, we also provide services that can preserve their smile and bite health for the long term. (more…)

Correcting Little Smiles With Phase One Orthodontics

shirley phase one orthodontics

When children as young as age seven begin to show signs of developing misalignment, treatment can be used to help guide the smile and protect them from major misalignment and malocclusion. To do so, we can provide Phase I orthodontics, such as retainers and space maintainers. In today’s blog, your Shirley, NY, pediatric dentist and orthodontist talks about the first phase of treatment.

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