Archive for the ‘Pediatric Dentistry’ Category

Should a get a second opinion from a pediatric dentist?

Friday, November 28th, 2014

My son’s permanent bottom teeth are growing in with chips in them. His dentist says this is normal, but I am concerned that he is going to have problems with the teeth in his teen years. Should I get a second opinion f
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Our kids’ dentist won’t give them white fillings

Thursday, September 11th, 2014

A job transfer moved us from Long Island to Jersey 2 years ago. I finally found a pediatric dentist that I thought I liked until 2 of our kids got cavities. The dentist wants to use silver fillings and I don’t want my kids to have them. I could swear that I asked about this before we chose her
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Can’t find a pediatric dentist to do veneers before pageant

Monday, June 9th, 2014

My 7 yr old is in her 3rd year of pageant competition. Late last month she was bike riding, fell off, and chipped 2 teeth. I am trying my best to find a pediatric dentist to give her veneers, but I can’t. She has another pageant coming up next month. How can I find a kids’ dentist
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Pediatric dentist wanted to fill son’s cavities, but new dentist doesn’t

Tuesday, February 25th, 2014

Our family had to move in the middle of the school year because of my job transfer. My husband and I were trying to avoid it, but delaying it may have cost me my job. Our 4 yr old son was in the middle of dental treatment too. We chose a family dentist that we thought we liked and had our records
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Why would my child’s dentist say 2 primary teeth need to be filled?

Monday, December 23rd, 2013

I have 3 kids. The pediatric dentist says that my 5 yr old has 2 cavities that need to be filled. The 5 yr old is my youngest. Neither of the older children ever needed to have a cavity filled in a primary tooth that will eventually fall out. Is this really necessary? Thank you. - Wendy


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