Toothache in children is a cause of distress for the child as well as the parent. When children suffer from a toothache, it is very different from an adult toothache and can be quite tricky to handle. In many cases, you may even feel frustrated as it can be difficult to spot the exact location of the pain. Seeing your …
Just as the needs of dental care change as children grow, so do the potential dental problems which may arise. Understanding common dental problems during childhood is a great way to help your child pursue the best possible oral health. Will your child have any of these five common dental problems? We handle these and other oral issues at Joyful …
Maybe you know that irritating grinding sound if your little one happens to be a teeth grinder. Teeth grinding is normal in adolescents, or what we call, bruxism. Three of 10 babies, usually in response to stress, jaw growth, malocclusion, loss of teeth, or other discomforts, such as allergies, grind or clench their teeth. Children usually get out of teeth …
Although it is a natural part of dental development, your baby’s teething is not a picnic. This cycle in which each of their twenty primary teeth slowly erupts through the gums usually starts about their sixth to ninth month, and may not stop until around three years old. These frequent eruptions of teeth will cause your baby to bite, gnaw, drool or …
Going to the dentist is a trip that most children fear. As a parent, it might be a challenging experience to say the least to take your child to the dentist, because most of the time it is followed by reluctance, restraint, and even shrill cries! Hence, following are the 5 tricks you can try on your child to make …
First things first- the dentist that you choose for your child must be a certified one. Not every dentist in the world is certified to become a pediatric dentist. It takes two extra years of training to become a pediatric dentist. Having said that, once you do get a pediatric dentist, you must look for certain qualities to ensure that …
As a pediatric dentist, I’m most focused on the question, “will milk do your teeth good”? Naturally, National Milk Day got me thinking about the benefits of breastfeeding when it comes to your child’s dental health. Most moms do their research before making this very personal decision for their baby. They find some of the most common benefits for the …
ANY JOYFUL PATIENT EXPERIENCE is beholden to the wholeheartedness of a good team. We think this is especially true of creating a joyful experience for our valued patients! Our team has fun planning how to provide you with the most enjoyable experience possible during your visit! Today, we’d like to share a few things we do during our team meetings to …
It’s my favorite time of year! December has come and with it all the joys of Christmas! We celebrate Joy all year long, but this is the season our community shares in the joy! Which is why it’s our FAVORITE time of year! There’s the hype about a particularly prominent Christmas symbol making its grand appearance. I’m talking about the …
You want to make sure that you do all that you can to protect your child’s teeth. But what if what you know is not enough? What if there’s a little bit more to the story? You can’t know everything about pediatric dentistry to perfectly protect and nurture your child’s teeth. However, some of the following facts about pediatric dentistry …
