Our Office Offers More Than a Pediatric Dentist in Mesquite

If you’re looking for a dentist for everyone in your family, it’s important to keep in mind that your new practice should have special services to treat every individual. If you choose to visit Bear Creek Family Dentistry, you won’t just get dental advice and services from a pediatric dentist in Mesquite, but you’ll get dental care from general dentists that can treat more mature members of your family as well. We also provide helpful tips and tricks to incorporate more enjoyable dental practices outside of our office that will keep your family’s smiles healthy and strong. Let’s review a few ways of how you can make dentistry more fun for the whole family at any age!

Oral Hygiene Can Be Fun for the Whole Family!

Dental Care for the Little Ones in Your Family

Excellent dental care for your children includes having them visit a children’s dentist in Mesquite by the time they turn one-year old.  When you visit us, we will make sure that your child’s teeth are developing into their correct positions and give tips on how to help your child become familiar with dental care, like these:

• Introduce them to the idea of visiting the dentist with children’s books or friendly cartoons.
• Practice brushing their teeth every day (or massaging their gums with a wet cloth if they don’t have teeth yet) so they become familiar with someone working in their mouth.
• Feed your child nutritious foods enriched with calcium—like milk and cheese!

Kids and Teens Need Healthy, Beautiful Smiles, Too!

As children advance into grade school, it’s important to both your confidence and your health to have straight, strong teeth. We offer traditional braces for patients that need to realign their smiles and also offer helpful tips to keep their teeth healthy while fixing them:

• Brush and floss your teeth every day—but try incorporating tools that will make their dental routine easier while having braces.
• Reward your children when they practice consistent dental care at home.
• We offer helpful advice on foods that they should avoid, like processed sticky foods that can get stuck in their brackets and wires.
• Our office also provides professional cleanings to help remove debris that may be difficult to remove with their orthodontic treatment.

Adults Must Set an Example by Taking Care of Their Teeth!

Believe it or not, the most profound dental problem that adults face is gum disease. Your gums should be healthy, pink, and firm. To keep your gums that way and avoid serious dental problems like tooth loss, practice these dental tips at home (and set a good example for the children in your household!):

• Brush and floss your teeth every day and invite your children to do so along with you.
• Utilize dental care tools that make dentistry more enjoyable like water piks and interdental brushes.
• Eat your fruits and vegetables. They’re rich in vitamins and nutrients to keep your teeth strong and stimulate the natural flow of saliva to naturally fight off bacteria in your mouth.

Seniors

As patients get older, there is a higher chance of losing natural teeth or running into dental problems from wear and tear over the years. Luckily, Bear Creek Family Dentistry is here to help you keep your teeth strong for as long as possible both in and out of our office or replace them as needed. Follow these tips to keep teeth healthy for years to come:

• It’s important to practice good dental hygiene at home by brushing and flossing.
• If your family member has a dental prosthetic, be sure to make sure it’s being cleaning properly (we can help you discover the best way to do that when you speak to your dentist).
• Make sure the mature patients are staying hydrated with lots of water to ensure they stay away from oral health issues that are correlated to chronic dry mouth (halitosis, gum disease, etc.).

Bear Creek Family Dental Can Help Your Family’s Smile Shine!

When it comes to taking care of your family’s dental health, choose a dentist that can serve every patient and help them both in and out of the practice. Contact our mesquite office so that we can help do just that—no matter what age you or your loved ones are.