Is it a battle to get your child to brush their teeth? An electric toothbrush can help. If used correctly, an electric toothbrush cleans teeth as well as a manual brush. Both brushes remove food fragments. This, in turn, prevents decay. Should I get my child an electric toothbrush? If your child is at least…
Dentistry for kids
Does Your Teen Feel Wisdom Teeth Coming In?
65 percent of people who detect wisdom teeth notice them in their late teens or early twenties. At Summer Kids Dental, we help our adolescent patients with their wisdom teeth issues. Why are wisdom teeth often extracted? There are several reasons… 1. Wisdom teeth can damage adjacent teeth and nerves. 2. Most jaws (both teenagers’…
Toddler With A Toothache?
When your little one complains of mouth pain, you want to ease it as soon as possible. But that’s easier said than done. There is a myriad of possible causes of children’s tooth pain. Possible Causes of Toddler Oral Pain Tooth decay Emerging teeth A chipped or cracked tooth Mouth sore or cut Sinus pain…
Kids’ Dental Treatment Without A Scary Drill
How long have dentists been drilling teeth? Would you believe 9,000 years? In an ancient graveyard in Pakistan, archaeologists unearthed skulls containing teeth that had been subjected to drilling. The stone-age dentists removed decay using drills constructed of sharpened flint. Though dentistry would not be possible without drilling, the high-pitched drone of a dental drill…
Has Your Child Visited A Dentist?
Hello! Today’s Summer Kids Dental blog is for new parents. We know that your child’s health and safety is your top priority. That’s why you baby-proof your home, serve healthy foods, and buckle them tightly in their car seat before you pull out of your driveway. We want to remind Las Vegas parents that pediatric…
Sedation Dentistry for Children
Different from general anesthesia, which leaves a patient unconscious, dental sedation is intended to simply to lessen a child’s anxiety or pain during dental visits. In some cases, a child may become somewhat drowsy or less active while sedated, but this will reverse after the procedure is completed and the sedative wears off. When Would…
Prevention is the Key!
At Summer Kids Dental in Las Vegas, we believe that teeth are meant to last a lifetime, and the best way parents can ensure their kids have good dental health is through prevention. One of the ways you can fight tooth decay in your youngster is with regular cleanings and checkups. Our hygienist will remove…
Dental Health and Children
It isn’t even close: tooth decay is the top dental health issue in kids in the United States. It is so prevalent, in fact, that health experts call it the number one chronic childhood illness. That’s why regular checkups at Summer Kids Dental in Las Vegas are so critical. In toddlers, one of the bigggest…
Brace Yourself: Your Child and Orthodontics
There is no set age for children with crooked teeth to get braces; each child’s teeth are as unique as their personality. But when the time comes, Summer Kids Dental in Las Vegas is here to help. When to actually get braces may vary from one child to the next. But children should have their…
Dental Health in Children
There is no better time to emphasize good dental health than when your kids are still young. Get them started on taking good care of their primary teeth – the first set – and get them used to seeing us at Summer Kids Dental in Las Vegas for regular cleanings and checkups, and you have…
