Tooth Fairy is BIG Business
December 24, 2009
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]
New Dental Drug Reduces Numbness Significantly!
December 20, 2009
From numb to normal
OraVerse™ brings you back.
If you’re like so many patients, the lingering numbness of local anesthesia is something you’ve become used to but never comfortable with - it’s not easy getting on with your day when part of you is still not feeling normal. Are you ready for a new possibility? [Read more]
Baby Teeth Dance
October 5, 2009
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
December 23, 2008
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]
