When your child’s baby teeth start to feel loose, it can be an uncertain time for everyone. Some children may dislike the feeling of loose teeth and ask you to help pull them out or some may feel frightened at the thought of losing teeth. Some might simply be excited for a visit from the
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Teenagers: it’s hard being one and it’s hard being the parent of one. Yes, the teenage years can be tough. There’s puberty, mood swings, peer pressure and exams to deal with for a start, as well as something else you wouldn’t normally think of: tooth decay. Tooth decay is a very common problem in teenagers.
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It can be alarming to discover that your child is grinding his or her teeth at night. Parents usually first discover the problem from the sound of grinding coming from their child’s room. However, is teeth grinding in chidren something you should be worried about? In this post, we’ll answer this question, and we’ll also
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Tooth decay among toddlers is on the rise, according to data from the Royal College of Surgeons. In 2006-07, the number of tooth extractions on children under the age of five was 7,444, whereas in 2015-16, figure this had increased to 9,206. In other words, the number of tooth extractions on children under five has
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