Hello friends of Railway Dental! Let’s talk baby teeth! I just
found a fantastic collection of resources on the Australian
Dental Association’s website providing detailed info covering
right from pregnancy, all the way up until your child loses
their last baby tooth! Did you know that it’s quite common for
people to be congenitally missing some adult teeth, and
sometimes baby teeth are retained well into adulthood! Primary
teeth (baby teeth) are structurally and functionally a lot
different to permanent adult teeth. Parents, teachers, and any
other child-care workers should all be educated about the
significance! Decay travels faster through primary teeth, so
it’s particularly important that children are getting check-ups
every 6 months if they are taking good care of their teeth, and
every 3 months if they’re not! I’ll never forget listening to a
lecture from a specialist orthodontist when I was working in
Tasmania on oral hygiene in children. Parents brush their
children’s teeth EVERY DAY until their child