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Dental health for pregnant women
Looking after your teeth is always important, but during pregnancy it is especially essential. Here’s a quick look at general dental health care for pregnant women and the most common questions babyworld members ask on the subject. A bleeding pain! As every pregnant woman will attest, you’ll be experiencing some pretty odd hormonal changes during…
Posted in Pregnancy, Pregnancy Health
Tagged bleeding gums, dental health, dentist, mercury fillings, Pregnant, Teeth, teeth extractions, wisdom teeth, x-rays
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Thumb sucking
The debate surrounding thumb-sucking is one that most parents will not only be familiar with but will also have an opinion on. But is it really any better or worse than a dummy? And once he’s started, how is the best way to stop your child from popping that digit in his mouth? Read on to find out…
Posted in Baby Development, Child Development, Toddler
Tagged Baby, Child development, dentist, Dummy, Teeth, Thumb sucking, Toddler
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‘Teeth4Life’ message to parents
THE EARILER good habits are formed the easier they are to maintain - that’s the message which the organisers of National Smile Month 2010 are trying to get across to parents. The British Dental Health Foundation is urging parents to help their children realise the importance of learning a good oral health routine at a young age so they…
Posted in Baby Health
Tagged brushing, Child Health, dental health, dentist, diabetes, gum disease, Health, heart disease, Listerine, National Smile Month, oral healthcare, Teeth, Teething, Tooth, tooth brush
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Milk Teeth : Order Of Appearance : Print off form
To print this order of appearance, select “print” from your file menu in your browser. The first teeth to appear at around six months of age are usually the two lower central incisors – or ‘cutting teeth’. These are followed by the two upper central incisors. Once the teeth start to come through, they appear at the…
Posted in Baby Care, Baby Health
Tagged Canine tooth, Deciduous teeth, dental health, dentist, Incisor, Teeth, Teething, Tooth
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Looking after baby teeth
As soon as your baby’s teeth begin to appear you should take important steps to ensure they have a good oral health routine. Babies should start to teeth at around six months and will continue until the full set of 20 baby teeth comes through. A child’s adult teeth will then begin to appear at around…
Posted in Baby, Baby Health
Tagged brushing, Child development, Deciduous teeth, dental health, dentist, Fluoride therapy, Oral hygiene, Teeth, Teething, Tooth, tooth brush, Toothpaste
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Dental health during pregnancy
The evidence of a link between the oral health of pregnant mothers and how it affects their unborn babies is rapidly growing stronger. Recent studies have suggested that poor levels of dental health in pregnant women can result in a greater chance of premature births. In addition, the very first case linking gum disease to stillbirth was discovered earlier…
Children have too much decay
Figures from the Office of National Statistics have shown that the Government is failing to reach its targets for improving dental health in young children. The figures show that 41 per cent of English five-year-olds had signs of decay in their milk teeth while the target is no more than 30 per cent. The average…
Posted in Baby Health, News
Tagged Deciduous teeth, dental health, dentist, healthcare, News, Office of National Statistics, Pedodontics, Teeth, Tooth, tooth decay
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