Let's have a look at this case first (teenager with all adult teeth): lower teeth crowding, gap between top front teeth, severe deep...

Premature exfoliation or extraction of baby tooth can lead to space loss when adjacent tooth moves forwards. As a result of space loss,...

Enamel is the hard, protective outer layer of teeth. Enamel hypoplasia is a defect of the enamel that occurs while teeth are developing. The causes can be hereditary and/or environmental. Both baby teeth and permanent teeth can be affected. The visual signs of enamel hypoplasia include white spots, pits, grooves, fissures and yellowish-brown stains. The condition of teeth causes sensitivity to heat and cold, retention of harmful bacteria and increased vulnerability to tooth

The short answer is YES. When decay reaches the nerve of a baby tooth, the tooth needs to be treated with a nerve treatment (pulp...

Sucking on fingers or thumbs is healthy and normal in infants. Babies and toddlers stop sucking their thumb by themselves and most...

Why some children need space maintainers? When children lose baby teeth earlier than expected for some reasons like decay or injury, a...

Baby teeth are very important to your child’s health and development. Help kids chew, speak and smile. Hold space in the jaws for...

A frenum is the attachment between the gum and some moving soft tissue part of the mouth - typically the tongue (lingual frenum) or the...

We all know baby teeth will be replaced by adult teeth eventually but healthy baby teeth will allow children to eat a nutritious diet,...

Many people think baby teeth don’t matter because they will eventually fall out. But the truth is baby teeth are very important to a...

Early loss of baby teeth due to decays will allow adjacent teeth move into the empty space. When adult teeth come through, the reduced...

Baby teeth are important to the development of the teeth, jaw bones and muscles and help to guide permanent teeth into position. If a...

Primary molar was restored by stainless steel crown after pulpotomy to re-establish normal chewing function and to continue to hold the...

Fissure sealants are coatings applied to teeth that are at risk of decay. The coating prevents tooth decay by stopping food and bacteria...