{"id":731,"date":"2017-02-24T05:20:10","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T13:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.landmark-dental-group.com\/blog\/?p=731"},"modified":"2017-05-15T21:36:34","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T04:36:34","slug":"for-national-tooth-fairy-day-get-your-childs-teeth-checked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.landmark-dental-group.com\/blog\/for-national-tooth-fairy-day-get-your-childs-teeth-checked\/","title":{"rendered":"For National Tooth Fairy Day, Get Your Child&#8217;s Teeth Checked"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_733\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.landmark-dental-group.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/toothfairyday.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-733\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-733 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.landmark-dental-group.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/toothfairyday.png\" alt=\"tooth fairy day\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.landmark-dental-group.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/toothfairyday.png 500w, https:\/\/www.landmark-dental-group.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/toothfairyday-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.landmark-dental-group.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/toothfairyday-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-733\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: erinphoto10 | Adobe Stock<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Nothing is more exciting to kids than seeing their first \u201cbaby tooth\u201d fall out. Believe it or not, there\u2019s a special day that comes around every year just for celebrating the wonder and excitement of losing a tooth &#8230; National Tooth Fairy Day!<\/p>\n<p>Yes, National Tooth Fairy Day is February 28th every year. But, celebrating the day your child loses a tooth is actually nothing new. In fact, people all over the world have honored this special occasion for hundreds \u2013 even thousands \u2013 of years!<\/p>\n<p>Just think about these traditions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vikings believed children\u2019s teeth were lucky, and kept them for safety on adventures.<\/li>\n<li>In Spain, the Tooth Mouse \u2013 <em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ratoncito_P%C3%A9rez\" target=\"_blank\">El Raton de Los Dientes<\/a><\/em> \u2013 would trade teeth for presents.<\/li>\n<li>Many cultures would bury children\u2019s teeth to return their magical powers to the earth.<\/li>\n<li>In many Asian countries, teeth lost from the lower jaw get thrown up onto the roof!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Losing Baby Teeth Marks an Important Moment in Children\u2019s Dentistry, Too<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s interesting to think that so many different places and peoples all recognize the importance of losing these teeth, which dentists call <em>primary teeth<\/em>. Everyone starts out with 20 primary teeth. Between ages 6-12, all those teeth are replaced by 32 adult teeth.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s right \u2013 adults have many, <em>many<\/em> more teeth than children. Yet, they\u2019re all in place before most people are even teenagers! That makes it especially important to start looking after kids\u2019 teeth from a very early age.<\/p>\n<p>Kids should start learning to brush independently at age 2 (with supervision until age 8), using a pea-sized bit of fluoride toothpaste by age 3. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.landmark-dental-group.com\/blog\/get-your-kids-teeth-started-off-on-a-healthy-track-in-2017\/\" target=\"_blank\">By the time teeth start getting loose, kids should be confident about their brushing skills.<\/a> Even though primary teeth do fall out, they should still be kept healthy!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBaby teeth\u201d train kids for the big leagues of brushing like an adult and preventing cavities!<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If You\u2019re Celebrating Tooth Fairy Day, It Might be Time to See a Dentist<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.landmark-dental-group.com\/services\/pediatrics-children\" target=\"_blank\">Children\u2019s dentistry<\/a> takes into account the fact that little ones have special challenges when it comes to keeping their teeth healthy. They need to develop good habits, see that their effort pays off, and get prompt help if their teeth start to grow in crooked or crowded.<\/p>\n<p>Generally, primary teeth don&#8217;t loosen and fall out until underlying adult teeth are ready to come through the gums and replace them. Dentists call that process <em>eruption<\/em>. Sometimes, though, teeth can erupt in ways that are uncomfortable or even painful.<\/p>\n<p>When teeth crowd each other, a trip to the dentist is needed right away.<\/p>\n<p>At Landmark Dental Group, we look forward to meeting kids of all ages and helping them build great dental health habits. When teeth start to come out, it\u2019s especially important to pick a caring, supportive, and trustworthy dentist\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.landmark-dental-group.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">Come to Landmark Dental Group today<\/a> for children\u2019s dentistry services that will help your young one learn the lessons of Tooth Fairy Day and keep it exciting &#8230; this year and every year, until those shiny new teeth have all arrived!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.landmark-dental-group.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-384 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.landmark-dental-group.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Landmark-Dental-Group-Santa-Cruz.png\" alt=\"Landmark Dental Group Contact | Santa Cruz\" width=\"428\" height=\"49\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.landmark-dental-group.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Landmark-Dental-Group-Santa-Cruz.png 428w, https:\/\/www.landmark-dental-group.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Landmark-Dental-Group-Santa-Cruz-300x34.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nothing is more exciting to kids than seeing their first \u201cbaby tooth\u201d fall out. Believe it or not, there\u2019s a special day that comes around every year just for celebrating the wonder and excitement of losing a tooth &#8230; National Tooth Fairy Day! Yes, National Tooth Fairy Day is February 28th every year. 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