This complete guide to children's oral health for parents and caregivers is a powerful tool in improving the oral health of our nation and eliminating preventable pediatric dental disease for future generations. -- Fern Ingber, President and CEO, National Children's Oral Health Foundation, America's ToothFairy Parents and other early-life caregivers influence how healthy our mouths will be throughout our lifetime. There is no greater influence on dental health than those who teach us how to care for and maintain our teeth. This book will benefit children by focusing on prevention-the most effective tool for improving dental health. -- John K. Taylor, III, DDS

Children's dental health involves much more than a toothbrush. Dental disease is the number one chronic childhood illness, and avoiding dental disease means paying scrupulous attention to our children's teeth. In Your Child's Teeth, health writers Evelina Weidman Sterling and Angie Best-Boss team up with pediatric dentists and oral health experts to answer parents' many questions about children's teeth. Topics include: how thumb sucking and pacifiers affect teeth; how to brush your young children's teeth; how to calm a child who is afraid of the dentist; how to help special needs children get proper dental care; how medical problems affect teeth; how fluoride rinses and dental sealants work; how a root canal is done; and how to make the orthodontia decision. This book will help parents help children develop good dental habits for a lifetime of healthy teeth-from baby's first tooth to the young adult's shining smile.