Publisher's Synopsis
The only comprehensive book on children's teeth written for adults.
Children's dental health involves much more than a toothbrush. Dental disease is the number one chronic childhood illness, and avoiding dental disease means paying scrupulous attention to our children's teeth.
In Your Child's Teeth, health writers Evelina Weidman Sterling and Angie Best-Boss team up with pediatric dentists and oral health experts to answer parents' many questions about children's teeth. Topics include:
how thumb sucking and pacifiers affect teeth
how to brush your young children's teeth
how to calm a child who is afraid of the dentist
how to help special needs children get proper dental care
how medical problems affect teeth
how fluoride rinses and dental sealants work
how a root canal is done
how to make the orthodontia decision
This book will help parents help children develop good dental habits for a lifetime of healthy teeth-from baby's first tooth to the young adult's shining smile.
