Sealants offer many benefits, but the best is their ability to protect your molars. Molars are full of small caverns that can be the perfect breeding ground for tooth decay and plaque buildup. Use of protective sealants prevents this buildup from happening. Although children often receive sealants for routine preventive care, they aren’t the only…
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Depending on how long the thumb sucking or constant pacifier use continues, and how aggressively the child sucks a thumb or the pacifier, it can indeed be an oral health issue. Generally speaking, most children outgrow these behaviors or are able to be weaned off them successfully sometime between ages two and four. When children…
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Many developing orthodontic problems can be intercepted and corrected if diagnosed and treated at an early age. Dr. Rugama and Dr. Afridi and our team at Spring Cypress Kids Dentistry and Orthodontics recommend children have their first orthodontic evaluation no later than age seven, or younger if the front four permanent teeth have replaced the…
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The dog days of summer are upon us, and what better time for Dr. Rugama and Dr. Afridi and our team to ask our patients about their summer! Whether you visited our nation’s capital, went on a camping trip, or just stayed in Cypress and relaxed, we want to know how you’re all spending your…
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