Ask any dentist in Edmonton (and Canada) and they will have seen the following patient walk into their clinic: BEFORE The patient who got hit in the mouth with a hockey puck or a hockey stick. And then some teeth flew out of the mouth. This patient ended...
If you ever struggled trying to clean your children’s teeth, you probably also wondered “Why bother? Don’t baby teeth fall out, anyway?” Yes, baby teeth will eventually be replaced by adult teeth but some baby teeth don’t fall out until a child is 12 years old. ...
“Open big.….open…..open big…..no, open…come on, open big” This is the sound of me brushing my child’s teeth. My oldest son thinks it’s the funniest thing when he bites on the toothbrush. And that is fine with me. As long as he lets me clean his...
For active children and adults in high risk sports, it is a good idea to prevent injury to the teeth and jaws by wearing a mouth guard. In addition to protecting your teeth, a mouth guard acts as a cushion to prevent broken jaws, neck...
The picture above shows a child growing their front middle adult teeth. As you can see, there seems to be a problem with the baby teeth still in there. Before you pick up the phone to call your dentist because you think your kid has shark...