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Tips For Parents Who Have Kids In Braces

Bill E. Kidd — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 03:40:57 +0000

Twenty years ago having braces was more embarrassing than anything else for a child. However, today braces are being seen as a fashion statement with people in Asia even buying prosthetic braces kits to apply at home for fashion reasons only. Although Invisalign does offer clear orthodontic care without the will need for wires, most [...]

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Tips For Parents Who Have Kids In Braces

Things to Know about Invisalign Braces

Bill E. Kidd — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:42:41 +0000

Invisalign is a popular and innovative teeth straightening system created to straighten teeth over time. The process doesn’t use the traditional metal brackets associated with braces but instead uses clear aligners that search much like removable mouthpieces. The new Invisalign for Teens is appropriate for kids and teens and offers the same benefits as the [...]

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Things to Know about Invisalign Braces

Baby Juice Bottles

Mark Mutschler — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:11:55 +0000

Parents who come into my Portland, Oregon pediatric dental practice often tell me, “My baby loves juice and I just cannot take it away, so I water it down.” These parents love their babies and want them to have all the good things in life. Juice is sweet and delicious and healthy too. Right? Fruit [...]

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Baby Juice Bottles

When to Start Kids Braces?

Mark Mutschler — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:59:42 +0000

Most of my Portland patients ask me when to start braces for their kids. I have been practicing orthodontics in Portland since 1995 and so I have seen many of my pediatric dental patients grow up from infancy through their teens. Some orthodontists recommend treating crooked teeth or teeth that do not occlude (bite together properly) in [...]

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When to Start Kids Braces?

Plaque in Portland

Mark Mutschler — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:19:23 +0000

Most people have heard about dental plaque but not everyone knows what it is. Dental plaque is a thick sticky waterproof cream-colored coating that develops on teeth over time. It is made up of bacteria and their wastes with saliva components. Sticky mucopolysaccharides are the mortar of dental plaque. They protect the bacteria by gluing the [...]

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Plaque in Portland

Gum Infections in Portland

Mark Mutschler — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:59:21 +0000

A four year old boy from Portland came in with his mother, complaining of swelling around his baby molar. When I looked at it, I noticed that there was an infection around the last molar, next to where the permanent tooth develops. Since it could be either an infection of the tooth that spread to [...]

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Gum Infections in Portland

First Dental Visit

Mark Mutschler — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:41:53 +0000

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentists recommends the first dental visit to be whenever the first tooth erupts or by the child’s first birthday. I agree that this works for first children but I think than once parents have been through the practice of taking their infant off the bottle by age one, brushing and [...]

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First Dental Visit

Shark Teeth

Mark Mutschler — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:32:51 +0000

A surprising number of children develop a double row of teeth, especially on the lower front teeth. A six year old girl from Gresham saw me last week in my Portland office with just this condition. Her mother was concerned that the permanent lower incisors would stay inside the lower primary (baby) incisors and look [...]

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Shark Teeth