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Your child's teeth : a complete guide for parents / Evelina Weidman Sterling and Angie Best-Boss.

by Sterling, Evelina Weidman, 1970-

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The Johns Hopkins University Press, c2013.

Children -- Dental care.

Teeth -- Care and hygiene.

Mouth -- Care and hygiene.

9781421410630 (pbk.)

142141063X (pbk.)

9781421410623 (hc.)

1421410621 (hc.)

x, 284 pages : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes index.

Pt. I. Introduction -- ch. 1. A guide to your child's teeth -- ch. 2. Basic care and cleaning -- ch. 3. The dental visit -- ch. 4. Preventing decay and protecting teeth -- ch. 5. Affording dental care for your child -- Pt. II. Ages and stages -- ch. 6. Pregnancy and your baby's teeth -- ch. 7. Infants and toddlers (newborn to age 4) -- ch. 8. Early childhood (ages 5 to 8) -- ch. 9. Middle childhood (ages 9 to 12) -- ch. 10. Teenagers and young adults (ages 13+) -- ch. 11. Children with special health needs -- Pt. III. Dental and oral health problems -- ch. 12. Tooth decay -- ch. 13. Gum disease -- ch. 14. Tooth sensitivity and pain -- ch. 15. Conditions of the mouth, tongue, and jaw -- ch. 16. Orthodontics -- ch. 17. Tooth appearance -- ch. 18. Dental trauma and emergencies -- ch. 19. Oral surgery, extractions, and root canals -- ch. 20. Dental anxiety.

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. -- Back cover.

Best-Boss, Angie.

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