General Wellness Starts With Oral Care | Pediatric and Laser Dentistry

Did you know that oral health is intimately connected to your overall wellness? Your mouth is a gateway to the rest of your body, so maintaining healthy habits like brushing, flossing, and scheduling regular check-ups is essential. Negligent dental habits can cause gum inflammation and disease, which in turn can lead to heart problems and more. We suggest being vigilant […]

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Formula Fed Babies More Likely to Be Exposed to This Poisonous Substance | Pediatric and Laser Dentistry

The nation’s top pediatric association calls breastfeeding the “healthiest start” for infants, and a new study reaffirms that position over formula as well. Research from Dartmouth College found that arsenic levels were more than seven times higher in formula-fed babies than breastfed ones. The study published in the journal Environment Health Perspective was the first in the U.S. to study urinary arsenic in babies, […]

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Pediatric Dentistry | Pediatric and Laser Dentistry

Pediatric Dentistry is the dental specialty recognized by the American Dental Association which encompasses comprehensive dental care for all children, from infancy through adolescence. A children’s dental specialist like Dr. Prater is a practitioner who, after becoming a general dentist (often call a family dentist), has completed an additional two years of post-doctoral training in the recognition and treatment of […]

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The secret lives of baby teeth | Pediatric and Laser Dentistry

“Why some are trying to discover more about our bodies’ “little living archives.” By Jackie Rocheleau  Updated Jan 27, 2022 “Erin Dunn gets baby teeth in the mail, sent by volunteers from across New England. Each tooth arrives at her lab in a tube packed with fluffy cotton balls, usually clean but sometimes flecked with dried blood. Dunn, a psychiatric epidemiologist at Massachusetts General […]

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