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Typically, you should brush your child’s teeth until they’re about 7-8 years old, or coordinated enough to tie their own shoes. But once your little one can handle brushing on their own, you may be wondering. What’s the best toothbrush…

Brushing your child’s teeth is important, and twice daily brushing with fluoride toothpaste helps their smile stay healthy. But flossing is essential, too. Regular flossing allows you to further reduce your child’s risk of oral health issues like tooth decay…

The Order of Baby Teeth Within the first few years of your child’s life, they will develop 20 baby teeth. The first of these teeth to develop are the central incisors, followed in order by the lateral incisors, first molars,…

Frenectomies in Muscatine are the best way to resolve tongue and lip ties. But once Dr. Jarod performs your child’s operation at Arctic Dental and sends you home, it’s up to you to make sure their mouth heals properly. Let’s…

If your child has tongue or lip ties, they may need a frenectomy. Tongue and lip ties happen when the bands of tissue attaching the tongue to the base of the mouth or the lips to the gums are too…

Is the tooth fairy real? We've all heard the stories about how if you leave your tooth under a pillow, the tooth fairy will come and take it away. But what is the truth? Is there really such a thing…