Category: 4. ENT and Oral Health Problems

There are a number of problems that affect the oral health of children, including tooth decay, thumb sucking, tongue thrusting, lip sucking, and early tooth loss. Even though baby teeth are eventually replaced with permanent teeth, keeping baby teeth healthy is important to a child’s overall health and well-being. Baby Bottle Tooth Decay Baby bottle tooth decay (also called early childhood caries, nursing caries, and nursing bottle syndrome) happens…

Most children with hearing loss are born to parents with normal hearing. That means the entire family may have a lot to learn about living with the condition. You may find out your child has hearing loss when they’re born, or might be diagnosed later in childhood. Either way, the most important thing to do is to…