http://www.visitworldofsmiles.com World of Smiles Pediatric Dentistry located in Beaverton and Portland Oregon Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:24:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.visitworldofsmiles.com/parents/comment-page-1#comment-42 Fruit Snacks: Healthy or Harmful? « World of Smiles Pediatric Dentistry in Beaverton & Portland Oregon Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:12:18 +0000 http://visitworldofsmiles.com/?page_id=19#comment-42 [...] Fruit Snacks: Healthy or Harmful?Even though Fruit snacks can be a healthy snack and quite convenient; they are very hard on our teeth. The stickier they are the worse they are for teeth. Certain candy: such as Laffy Taffy, Skittles, Caramels and more are sticky and gooey and stay into the grooves of the back teeth. Unfortunately fruit leathers, fruit snack, fruit roll-ups and fruit gummies also get stuck into the deep grooves of the back molars. Even those snacks made from natural fruit have natural sugar which can lead to cavities if they become embedded into the teeth for too long. And once that fruit snack is stuck in the molars it can be near impossible to get out every last bit if the grooves are very deep, even with good brushing. Therefore, we recommend limiting the intake of fruit snacks, fruit roll-ups or fruit gummies and sub... [...] [...] Fruit Snacks: Healthy or Harmful?Even though Fruit snacks can be a healthy snack and quite convenient; they are very hard on our teeth. The stickier they are the worse they are for teeth. Certain candy: such as Laffy Taffy, Skittles, Caramels and more are sticky and gooey and stay into the grooves of the back teeth. Unfortunately fruit leathers, fruit snack, fruit roll-ups and fruit gummies also get stuck into the deep grooves of the back molars. Even those snacks made from natural fruit have natural sugar which can lead to cavities if they become embedded into the teeth for too long. And once that fruit snack is stuck in the molars it can be near impossible to get out every last bit if the grooves are very deep, even with good brushing. Therefore, we recommend limiting the intake of fruit snacks, fruit roll-ups or fruit gummies and sub… [...]

]]> http://www.visitworldofsmiles.com/parents/comment-page-1#comment-41 How do I get my child to stop sucking their thumb? « World of Smiles Pediatric Dentistry in Beaverton & Portland Oregon Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:28:38 +0000 http://visitworldofsmiles.com/?page_id=19#comment-41 [...] week that they successfully do not suck their thumb and a super special prize after an entire month. At World of Smiles we have a chart we can give you to encourage breaking the habit. Kids get a special toy from us when [...] [...] week that they successfully do not suck their thumb and a super special prize after an entire month. At World of Smiles we have a chart we can give you to encourage breaking the habit. Kids get a special toy from us when [...]

]]> http://www.visitworldofsmiles.com/parents/comment-page-1#comment-37 At what age will my child start losing teeth? « World of Smiles Pediatric Dentistry in Beaverton & Portland Oregon Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:35:58 +0000 http://visitworldofsmiles.com/?page_id=19#comment-37 [...] early as 5 and ½ while some kids do not lose their first tooth until after age 7. Check out this link on the World of smiles website which shows the order in which the baby teeth come out and then the [...] [...] early as 5 and ½ while some kids do not lose their first tooth until after age 7. Check out this link on the World of smiles website which shows the order in which the baby teeth come out and then the [...]

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