Tooth Fairy is BIG Business

Childhood is a time for believing in imaginary friends and fantastic beings such as the tooth fairy. Soon, children begin a phase in which they trade some childhood magic for something real as a signal that they are growing up. In many cultures this trade is a rite of passage that happens when a child loses a baby tooth. Believe it or not, the tooth fairy became associated with that rite of passage.

There is not much reference to the magical connection between losing a tooth and a mystical being until about the eighteenth century. Then, in the late nineteenth century, the king of Spain asked a priest to write a story for the king’s young son who had just lost a tooth. Thus, was born Ratoncito Pérez, the Spanish version of a tooth mouse that had magical powers. [Read more]

Baby Teeth Dance

Dancing is about rhythm. One steps and moves and the partner smoothly follows. The process of getting and losing a tooth is like a carefully choreographed dance. [Read more]

The First Time

Life is full of firsts: the first day of school, the first kiss, the first child. “Firsts” come with their own set of anxieties. And so it likely will be the first time your child comes into the office.

Schedule your child’s first dental visit when your child is 6 months to 1-year old. It is extremely important to check those erupting teeth. They are prey for decay as soon as they pop through the gums. [Read more]