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14 Month old....dental Care
Hi I am a dental assistant. We don't see kids usually until they are three. ... As for the age of your baby, I think you can use the clear training ...
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- Our pediatrician recommends the first dental visit at 3 yrs, unless you have particular concerns. Try to find a pediatric dentist (ask your pediatrician to recommend ...
- K.: Both the American Academy of Pediatrics (www.aap.org) and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentitst (www.aapd.org) recommend 1 years of age or the eruption of ...
- You can take your daughter to a dentist as soon as she has teeth! If you have questions this would probably be your best option. -S.
Career Ideas
I have thought about many careers like: medical assistant, dental assistant, LVN (licensed vocational nurse), and massage therapy. ...
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- I thought I would retire as an elementary school teacher but after teaching for 10+ yrs I came home to raise my children. I found a new career with Work at Home Unite...
- Consider the library world! it can take as little as 2 years start to finish to get a Master's degree, depending on how many classes you take at a time. with a Liber...
- Hello M., Your children are so young! You surely have a very busy household. How absolutely wonderful. I was a stay at home mom for a long time, then an ...
Is it normal to have pain after filling?
I agree with Joelle and I am also a Registered Dental Assistant. From being too high it, more than likely, bruised the fibers that attach your tooth to the ...
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- I had a filling in my lower left back molar on the bottom and it was sore or sensitive and bothered me for maybe like 2 years on and off. It was weird it wasn't painfu...
- If the filling was high or mishaped as they called it. It has now been bruised into the gum tissue so it will take some time to heal. I would take some Ibuprofen so th...
- I had this happen, and yes, it can simply be from a misshaped filling. Continue going in until they get it right. It might also be from infection. Watch it carefull...
Abscessed Tooth Swelling
Hi I am a dental assistant currently staying home with my kids. I would have to say save the tooth it holds the space for the adult tooth. ...
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- I am not sure about some of your questions. I had a filling that cracked and got infected. When I went to the dentist he said I would need a root canal but they coul...
- Hi I am a dental assistant currently staying home with my kids. I would have to say save the tooth it holds the space for the adult tooth. The swelling should be going...
- Hi J., I will forward your letter to my son, who is a dentist, and see what his advice is. I'm really surprised the dentist didn't go ahead and give you a prescrip...
Molars
I am a dental assistant and you could find charts online.Google teeth eruption chart. T. Helpful? Yes | No Save This Remove This Report This Share ...
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- Teeth arent always predictable. My daughter is 16 mos and now has 3 molars - 1 already all the way through and 2 coming in as we speak. My friends one year old son...
- Hi you are correct about when the molars come in although that is just a guide. Every child is different and may be a little slower in losing and growing teeth. My son...
- Don't worry too much. Children usually follow a pattern, if they originally cut teeth early, then they will probably be on the early side losing teeth & having molars...
Joice Mom
... a pediatric dentist could have made for her BTW Im a dental assistant in a .... Beth Y added this item Potty training boys is disgusting There is no way ...
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- If you KNOW it has been doing damage, this is not for you...but I sucked my thumb until I was five, to my mother's absolute horror. She figured the shame factor would ...
- My siblings and I all sucked our thumbs or fingers. My mother would not let us have pacifiers and it was the only thing to comfort and soothe us. I sucked until i was...
- I encourage you to replace the habit with another acceptable one. Perhaps she can choose a special toy or blanket out of her existing collection or brand new? Can you ...
Gray Baby Tooth
I am a dental assistant at 21st Century Dental. Please email Dr.Smith with your question. I hope this helps. My Name is A.. Just tell Dr.Smith that I ...
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- Absolutely take him to a pediatric dentist. They may just watch the tooth and let it stay to hold the place for the permanent tooth but anytime a trauma like that occu...
- There is nothing you can do about the gray tooth. It does mean that the root of the tooth was damaged when he hit his mouth, but it won't affect his permananet tooth ...
- I would recommend taking your son to a pediatric dentist, he has probably received some nerve damage to the tooth and there may be something they can do to "save" it. ...
6 Year Old and the Orthodontist?
I asked my sister (shes a dental assistant) about this and heres what she said " Orthodontic appliances can be applied at any age. ...
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- It may not be her teeth that are the problem... it may be her palate (the roof of the mouth) that needs fixing. My daughter had a narrow palate which caused her bite ...
- There may not be room for the adult teeth to come in. I'd take the dentists advice and see the specialist and then decide where to go from there.
- HI I asked my sister (shes a dental assistant) about this and heres what she said "Orthodontic appliances can be applied at any age. It depends on the childs bite and...
His Milk Teeth Have Cavities!
I worked as a dental assistant/tech. for over twenty-two years, and you should not think of the dentist and pain in the same way. You should bring your son ...
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- My sister had similar problems with her son. The denist told her he had inherited something in the soliva that damages the teeth. You might ask the denist if you can p...
- You titled this "his milk teeth" but in the body you didn't say anything about milk. Do you think that the milk is causing it? One thing my dr told me a long long lo...
- #1, find a pediatric dentist. Of course I live in KY and I take my little boy to Pediatric Dentistry of Lexington and they are super super good with him and kids in g...
Chipped Baby Molar on Seven Year Old
I am a dental assistant and yes you do loose molar teeth as long as they are her basby teeth. But still for her age you need to have her seen by her dentist ...
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- First, yes she will lose her molars and adult molars will come in. Don't stress about that. My 9 year old has lost two of his molars (to give you a time frame for wh...
- I am a dental assistant and yes you do loose molar teeth as long as they are her basby teeth. But still for her age you need to have her seen by her dentist because if...
- My 7 yr. old daughter also has a chipped molar. I didn't even realize it until the dentist pointed it out. This was over 6 months ago and the dentist is monitoring i...
