When should my child have their first dentist appointment?
As soon the first baby teeth erupt, children need dental care. This may seem surprisingly young, but there are many good reasons that your child should visit the dentist early.
Pediatric Dentistry Education
Pediatric Dentistry is different from regular dentistry in some important ways. Find out all about the issues that pediatric dentists focus on when caring for children's oral health.
Baby’s First Year of Oral Health: Tips for Parents
Here are a few tips for parents from out Smile Town North Delta children’s dentist on how to handle baby’s first year of oral health.
How To Keep Your Teen’s Smile Healthy
For teens who established good oral hygiene routines as children, keeping their teeth and gums healthy as the grow into young adulthood should come naturally. That said, here are some tips from our Burnaby dentists on how to keep teen’s smile’s healthy.
Early Baby Tooth Loss: What To Do
Baby teeth are supposed to fall out to be replaced by permanent teeth, but sometimes they can fall out too early. Find out what to do when this happens.
What Causes Bad Breath in Children?
It happens to the best of us – occasionally, we all have less than pleasant breath! This is true for children as well. Learn about the causes of bad breath in children, and how it can be prevented.
Watch Video: Sesame Street's "Can't Go Wrong"
Elmo and his friend Abby rock out to a song about crunchy vegetables, and how great they are for your teeth, in this fun Sesame Street video clip!
Your Child’s First Dental Cleaning: What to Expect
Your child should begin visiting the dentist twice a year starting at the eruption of the first tooth. Here’s what to expect from the first dental cleaning.
Preventing Dental Fluorosis in Children
Find out how you can prevent dental fluorosis in your kids while still making sure they reap the benefits of fluoride.
How To Brush With an Electric Toothbrush
An electric toothbrush can make the brushing process much easier and more fun for children. Here are some tips for teaching your child how to brush with an electric toothbrush.
What is Puberty Gingivitis?
Puberty gingivitis is an easily preventable type of gingivitis that can develop children. This oral disease is very similar to that in adults.
Is Teeth Whitening Safe for Kids?
There are a few important reasons that our Burnaby children's dentists advise against using teeth whitening products for children.
Order of Eruption: Primary Teeth
This handy guide from our Burnaby dentists provides the basics about teething, from when you can expect your child’s baby teeth to come in, to the order they’re going to erupt in!
My Teething Baby is Grumpy! What Should I Do?
Teething can be quite difficult and even painful for babies. The following tips will help bring your baby some relief during this uncomfortable process.
When & Why is Fluoride Treatment Necessary?
Fluoride is an important tool in making sure children’s teeth grow extra strong and healthy. Here, our Burnaby dentists explain why and when fluoride treatment is necessary.
Primary Tooth Decay & Why It Matters
Primary teeth have multiple purposes. They allow children to properly chew and digest food, and they also act as guides or placeholders for the permanent teeth as they erupt.
Lingual Braces For Teens
If your teen requires orthodontic treatment, but isn’t too keen on the idea of flashing a mouthful of metal each time she smiles, lingual (behind-the-teeth) braces may be a good choice.
What is Tooth Decay?
Tooth decay (also known as cavities or caries) is an oral disease that affects the vast majority of people, both children and adults, during their lifetimes. Luckily, it’s highly preventable!
Dental X-Rays for Children
Dental X-Rays are a very important part of your children’s preventive dental treatment. They’re an extremely valuable diagnostic tool that allows dentists to see things in the mouth not visible to the naked eye.
What’s the Difference Between Invisalign Teen and Invisalign for Adults?
You may be familiar with Invisalign, a brand of clear aligners that straighten teeth without metal or wires. But Invisalign makes a line geared toward teenagers, and today we’d like to highlight a few of the things that make Invisalign Teen different.
Dental Sealants for Children
Dental sealants are plastic coatings that are applied to the chewing surfaces of children’s back teeth in order to prevent tooth decay, and keep their smiles healthy.
How Dental Technology Helps Kids Feel Better at the Dentist
Many of the advances in dental technology are not only improving the quality of care your child receives when you the dentist, they’re also making the experience itself more comfortable and less time consuming, too.
Orthodontics Options for Teens
There's a good chance that your teen isn’t particularly ecstatic about getting braces! Luckily though, orthodontics has come a long way, and these days there is a wide variety of low profile, convenient, and nearly invisible options to choose from.
All About Wisdom Teeth
While most people don’t remember much about when their baby teeth were replaced by permanent teeth, most adults do remember when their last set of permanent molars – their wisdom teeth – came in!
How Safe is Sedation For Children?
At Smile Town Dentistry in Langley, our dentists recommend sedation for children who feel a great deal of anxiety when it comes to dental care.
The Risks of Oral Piercings for Teens
Tongue and lip piercings are extremely popular among teenagers and young adults. Unfortunately, there are many oral health risks associated with piercings that can cause a lot of harm, both in the short and long term.
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