Pediatric Dental Specialists of Hampton-Dr. Rana Graham-Montaque

11/01/2025

No Cavity Club Winner! Adorable at its finest 🦷🪥 Keep up the great work!

11/01/2025

Wishing you and your family a safe and festive Halloween🎃🎃🎃

10/21/2025

10/17/2025

This smile keeps me out of trouble! Yes sir you do have an amazing smile and your sister too!

09/12/2025

We will never forget 9-11! 🇺🇸

08/26/2025

Back to School Prayer

Lord, thank You for the gift of our children and the opportunities they have for their education. Please be with us, help up to be even-keeled as we enter this busy season. Give us the strength to persevere through this time and be present with our children as much as possible right now. Watch over us and guide us to giving our children the right words and support as they enter this school year. Amen!
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Wishing our educators, students, staff, bus drivers, employees and support personnel and amazing school year!🚌🚍👧🏻👦🧒🧒🏾🧑‍🏫👩‍🏫👨‍🏫 🙏❤️ 😷☝️💕

07/18/2025

Happy Birthday Mrs Velecia

06/28/2025

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Many parents give their babies a bottle of milk at bedtime to help them fall asleep. While this may seem harmless, it can quietly harm your child’s teeth. When a baby falls asleep with milk in their mouth, the natural sugars in milk stay on the teeth for long periods. During sleep, saliva flow reduces, making it harder for the mouth to wash away these sugars.

This creates a perfect environment for bacteria to grow. The bacteria feed on the sugars and produce acid that attacks the tooth enamel. Over time, this leads to early tooth decay — especially in the upper front teeth — even if your child is very young or still has only baby teeth.

This kind of decay is known as nursing bottle caries. It can cause pain, infection, and even problems with speech or eating later on. That’s why it's important to avoid putting your child to bed with a bottle, and to clean their teeth or gums before sleep, even if they only have a few teeth. Early prevention protects their smile for life.

06/22/2025

Happy Birthday Ms. Nora! Thank you for your steadfast energy while caring for our patients. We hope you enjoyed your birthday celebration!

06/16/2025

Wishing the amazing Dads a Happy Father’s Day! 🙏❤️

05/18/2025

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Frequent exposure to soft drinks—whose pH typically ranges from 2.7 to 3.5—drives enamel demineralization because enamel begins to dissolve at pH 5.5 and below. Phosphoric acid (in colas) and citric acid (in fruit-flavored sodas) chelate calcium and phosphate ions from hydroxyapatite crystals, weakening the enamel’s structure. Over time, this erosion not only roughens the tooth surface but also predisposes the dentin to further decay and sensitivity . Regular, prolonged consumption without adequate remineralization from saliva or fluoride can lead to irreversible loss of tooth tissue and increased risk of cavities.



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