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More “Lie down, Elmo,” my 20-month-old, Ari, instructs his ragged red doll. “Elmo need eye drops,” he tells me.“Good boy, Ari,” I say. “After Elmo itR...

More Although most children have all their baby teeth by age 21/2, the first dental visit should be planned within six months of the eruption of the first tooth or one year of age at the latest.F...

More Fluoride works in two ways. It can be incorporated into tooth enamel while the tooth is developing deep in the jaw bone, such as through fluoridated water, or by topical application to the e...

More Oral cleansing may begin even before your baby's teeth start to erupt. Wipe the gums with a clean piece of gauze after each bottle or breast feeding. This not only cleans the mouth, but it a...

More Almost all decay can be prevented, although some children are more susceptible than others. The surfaces of the teeth are sites for continual deposits of plaque. Plaque consists of a co...

More The facts: The first permanent teeth to erupt are the first permanent molars, often called six-year molars, since this is the approximate age when they appear. They almost always erupt ...

More The facts: As a rule, teeth in the lower jaw arrive ahead of teeth in the upper jaw. Girls often get those first teeth - and also lose their baby teeth - earlier than boys.The first too...

More The world is a wondrous place – a rainbow of colours and a myriad of shapes, with new faces and places at every turn. Most of us assume our kids are seeing the world perfectly. But how...

More Click here to submit your question for consideration by Dr. Marla.My three-year-old son grinds his teeth a lot at night. I was told it was a symptom of worms and I should be giving him ...

More These feet were made for walkingIt’s a momentous occasion: your baby’s first steps. As she finally musters the courage and coordination to take those first few lurching movements...