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  Natural radiation Artificial radiation Radiation dosage Why does my child need X-rays? Retrocoronary X-ray Retroalveolar X-ray Panogram Cephalogram CBCT Other questions   A closer look at a recent article on dental X-rays   Montreal, April 11, 2012   The Ordre des dentistes du Québec wishes to make a few points about an article entitled [...]

Contents Breastfeeding Prolonged pacifier use Thumb sucking habit Conclusion     Nonnutritive sucking behaviors are recognized to affect dental occlusion and some dental arch characteristics. A longitudinal study convened by the University of Iowa including 122 children from 18 to 36 months of age shows that there are no significant differences in dental arch dimensions [...]

Playing with the barbell which is pierced in the tongue can result in a space between the anterior teeth (the incisors). A case report published in the Journal of Clinical Orthodontics (Midline Diastema Caused by Tongue Piercing JCO_2010-07-426) reveals that those who have pierced tongues tend to push the barbell against their teeth, causing a [...]

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Maxillary labial frenulum It is very common to see young children with a large labial frenulum which inserts between both primary incisors up to the palatine papilla. This frenulum is the cause of space between both incisors. This is absolutely normal. The extra space is used to accommodate future permanent teeth which will erupt starting [...]

The American Dental Association (ADA) Council on Scientific Affairs (CSA) just released a report in the Journal of the American Dental Association on potential associations between reconstituted infant formula and enamel fluorosis. The CSA convened a panel of experts to address the following question: “Is consumption of infant formula reconstituted with water that contains various [...]