Ensuring your child’s healthy development is always a parent’s top priority. One area that sometimes gets overlooked is the presence of a tongue tie, a condition that can affect everything from breastfeeding to speech development. At Pediatric Dentistry of the Rockies in Fort Collins, CO, we want our kid patients and their parents to understand…
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Labor Day, celebrated on the first Monday each September here in the United States, is a holiday devoted to the American working community. The purpose of the holiday is honoring the country's workers and their contributions to the strength of our country as a whole. How Labor Day Started There is actually some debate as…
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Childhood tooth decay is the most common chronic childhood disease, affecting nearly one in three children between the ages of two and five. In fact, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry reports that tooth decay can appear in children as young as six months old. As a parent, it is possible to spare your child…
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At Pediatric Dentistry of the Rockies, we are often asked “should I be concerned with my child’s thumb sucking?” So, our team thought we’d share what our thoughts are on your child sucking his or her thumb. Infants Who Suck Their Thumbs As infants begin experimenting with the basic functions of their mouths, from sucking…
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