Sprout Dentistry For Kids Blog

Summer vacation is coming to an end, and soon the school year will start up again! It’s easy to forget the basics when you’re overwhelmed with the back-to-school season, but it’s important to maintain your oral health . Protecting your smile can help get your semester off to a good start! Showing off your pearly whites is the key to making a good impression on your teachers and classmates. Here...

Summer’s here, which means that your family’s daily routine will change because school’s out! Whether you’re going on vacation, taking a road trip, or just planning on staying in, having extra time in your schedule can upend you and your child’s oral hygiene routine. As a result, you could experience dental emergencies, like tooth infections or dental damage, that ruin your plan to soak up the sun. Read on for...

Many children are born with a lip or tongue tie, but it may not be found until after certain complications occur with an infant’s development. Feeding difficulties are common signs your little one may need a frenectomy . The simple, minimally invasive procedure gives your infant the mobility they need to maintain a nutritious diet. Here’s how a tied lip or tongue can affect your child’s diet, especially as they...

February is an important month for your child’s smile. That’s because it’s Children’s Dental Health Month! This is a time dedicated to celebrating their pearly whites and focusing on the best ways to care for their smile. Need some help figuring out the best way to celebrate? Continue reading to learn about five tips for keeping your child’s smile healthy and bright during Children’s Dental Health Month and beyond. Tip...

It can be difficult to help your child understand the importance of brushing and flossing their teeth every day, but with the proper motivation and oral hygiene instruments, they can keep their pearly whites happy and healthy for a lifetime. If you’re having a hard time encouraging your little one to maintain a consistent oral hygiene routine, read on for three tips that can help aid your efforts! 1. Take...

As your child progressively loses all their baby teeth, the last ones left will nearly always be their two-year molars. They are also the final teeth to come in for babies and may do so one at a time. First molars usually come in at 13-19 months on the top row and 14-18 months on the bottom row, while the second ones arrive at about 25-33 months on top and...

As spring settles in and temperatures start to rise your kids may already be starting to ask you for popsicles, ice cream, and other treats to help them cool down. That’s completely normal, and if done in moderation, their dentist probably won’t mind all that much. In fact, their dentist would probably be more concerned if they weren’t interested in anything cold at all; this could be a sign they...

Lip and tongue-ties are being more commonly diagnosed than ever before due to parents’ increased knowledge about these conditions, like knowing what signs to look out for that could indicate their infant is affected. However, there’s also misinformation out there, making it difficult to decipher fact from fiction and causing misunderstandings. Read on to learn four common myths about lip and tongue-ties that have been debunked. Clipping Lip or Tongue-Ties...

Any parent will tell you that getting a child to take care of their teeth can be a tall order, much less actually getting them to the dentist’s office . Often, it seems like parents have to work incredibly hard just to get their kids to do the bare minimum. Wouldn’t it be nice if your kids actually cared about their teeth, and looked forward to taking care of them?...