Children’s Dental Health
For years, the American Academy of Pediatrics advised Elizabethtown parents to begin children’s dentist visits before the third birthday. The AAP now advises Manheim and Lancaster parents to take their toddler to a Pennsylvania dentist before their first birthday, or about six months after their first tooth appears.
Why? Prevention, prevention, prevention! Sadly, Elizabethtown dentists find advanced tooth decay in very young children.
High-risk children should be seen as early as possible. Following are some of the risk factors:
- Sleeping with a bottle
- Drinking juice continually during the day
- Abnormal tooth development
- Thumb sucking
- Tooth grinding
- A mother with significant tooth decay
- Other health problems
To talk to us about family dentistry, call 717-689-2055. Dr. Ed White at Elizabethtown Dental Associates can advise you on your next steps for your children’s oral health. We also pamper busy Elizabethtown parents who come to Elizabethtown Dental Associates for general and cosmetic dentistry. If you are between the ages of 2 and 102, we would love to provide you with the most advanced dental care in Elizabethtown.
Elizabethtown Dental Associates
100 Continental Dr
Elizabethtown , Pennsylvania 17022
http://www.ETownDental.com
717-689-2055
Our most popular procedure is porcelain veneers, and many of our patients may not know that we offer dental implants.
