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Tooth-colored fillings for kids.

Get a Beautiful Smile for Your Child with Tooth-Colored Fillings

Tooth-colored fillings can enhance your child’s smile. Dental health is important for your child, and if they need a filling because of a cavity, you may be worried that the filling will cause your child to feel self-conscious. In the past, metal fillings were the norm, and they stood out more in one’s smile. But…
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Valentine's day snack alternatives.

Chocolates for Valentine’s Day? Here Are Some Tooth-Friendly Alternatives for Your Children

Tooth-Friendly Alternatives to Chocolate When Valentine’s Day rolls around each year, we often look to spoil our loved ones with romantic gestures. Chocolate may be a staple on Valentine’s Day, but there are plenty of other tooth-friendly and healthy options to give your child or the ones you love on this holiday. Our team at…
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Know how to handle dental emergencies.

Handling Dental Emergencies: What Every Kearney Parent Should Know

Life and Its Curveballs Life has a way of jumping into things and shaking up our daily routines. Unfortunately, that makes things uncomfortable. Often, these curveballs come in the form of accidents, and those can include dental emergencies. Because we never know when life is going to throw us an unexpected surprise, it’s important to…
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Does your child need pediatric partial dentures.

What are Pediatric Partial Dentures? Why Does My Child Need Them?

What to Do for Those Missing Teeth As parents, there are many things we try to avoid in our children’s lives. We want them to be safe, well fed, and happy, of course, but we also don’t want them to feel singled out from the crowd. Children can be cruel sometimes, and even when we…
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Create a great dental experience for kids.

Tips to Create a Great Kearney Dental Experience for Your Kids

Experiences shape our future. It’s no secret that our experiences shape our lives, and that is true even for the littlest members of our families. So, of course you want your child to have good experiences even while they’re young! With the prevalence of dental anxiety, this is especially true for pediatric dentistry. In the…
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How Do I Keep My Kids from Getting Cavities? Helpful Tips for Parents

Aren’t cavities normal? It’s a common misconception that cavities are just a normal part of childhood and that if they have a cavity on a baby tooth, it’s not a big deal. Though most children end up with at least one cavity before they reach adulthood, it doesn’t mean that these cavities don’t affect them.…
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Kids' dental sedation for a procedure.

What Will My Child Act Like After Sedation for a Dental Procedure?

Getting Ready for Your Child’s Appointment When it comes to dental procedures for children, sedation dentistry is a reliable and effective way to ensure a comfortable and stress-free experience. As a parent, you might have questions about what to expect from your child’s behavior after dental sedation. Understanding these effects will help you feel prepared…
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Cosmetic dentistry for kids.

Smile Makeovers for Kids: How Cosmetic Dentistry Can Boost Confidence!

The Power of Cosmetic Dentistry for Kids A bright, confident smile is one of the greatest gifts you can give your child. It plays a crucial role in building their self-esteem, influencing how they interact with others and how they feel about themselves. As a parent, you naturally want your child to feel proud of…
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Build healthy eating habits.

Healthy Eating Habits for Strong Teeth: Tips for Kearney Parents

It’s time to make some changes. Getting kids to eat something healthy can feel like a battle at times. We want them to have healthy eating habits that don’t consist of only empty calories and overly processed foods, but sometimes it feels next to impossible to get them to eat something green. When it comes…
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Oral health care for toddlers.

Top Tips to Teach Your Toddler to Care for Their Teeth

Energizer Toddlers As soon as a baby becomes mobile, it seems like they want to get into absolutely everything. Their newfound interest in exploring every cabinet within reach only seems to intensify as they grow into full-fledged toddlers. Only, now they feel like they must do everything themselves—and in a lot of ways, they do!…
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Dental care for kids with special needs.

Special Care for Special Smiles: Dental Tips for Children With Special Needs

Every Child Is Different One thing almost every parent can agree on is that parenting is filled with changes and struggles. Over time, you have no choice but to learn to roll with the punches. But when you have a child with special needs, even a typical dental appointment can feel like you’re training for…
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Baby's first dental visit.

Baby’s First Visit to the Dentist: Here Are 5 Things to Expect at Age 1

Don’t forget this important “first.”  It’s undeniable that there are a lot of firsts throughout the first year of your child’s life. There’s the first smile, the first laugh, and sometimes, those first steps. But there’s one first that a lot of families tend to forget—their first dental visit. With the chaos that comes with…
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