Children's Dental Care in Richardson

Dental Facts: Tooth Decay is the second most common disease in the United States, second only to the common cold.

Dental History: People have been caring for their teeth for centuries.

Did you know the first toothbrushes were actually twigs our ancestors chewed on, using the frayed ends to cleanse their teeth? Around 5,000 B.C., the Egyptians used crushed eggshells and ground animal hooves to clean and polish their teeth. By the 1700s, a British inventor had adapted a design first seen in China – a bone handle with boar bristles inserted into small holes and secured with wire. Modern toothbrushes with nylon bristles arrived in the late 1930s, and the first electric toothbrush was introduced in 1954.

Dental Humor: Did the Werewolf eat the Dentist?

Dental Fun:

Visit your dentist at least once a year, even if you have no natural teeth or have dentures.

Dental Facts:

Dental Floss is sturdy. An it has been used by prisoners to climb buildings and escape in 1994.

Dental Fact:

Did you know that children smile an average of 400 times a day?

Dental Humor:

Tips from your Dentist:

Getting the younger members of the family into good oral health habits early can make them much easier to maintain in the future.

Dental Joke:

- The dentist says my teeth are like a string of pearls.

- Each one has a hole through it!

Dental Facts:

Whiter teeth does not mean healthier teeth!

Natural teeth, not those that have been bleached white, are the healthiest. Your teeth's outside layer is naturally white, but the dentin layer directly beneath has more yellow pigments.

Did you know that Good dental Health should not be expensive...

A tube of toothpaste costs only a dollar!