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My Toddler’s Cavities | our Silver Diamine Fluoride and Surgery experience
May 28, 2018 Cavities. There is so much conflicting information out there about what causes them, what prevents them, how to treat them and even if they can be stopped or reversed. I’m going to share my son’s journey, including his experience with Silver Diamine Fluoride treatment. Hopefully this can help or comfort someone going through the same thing. How it began Both of my younger children have had very bad dental caries in their baby teeth. Robert, my youngest, had his first tooth break through around 7 months old. At the time, he was still nursing (he nursed until 2 years 11 months old) and was not on many…
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Let Thy Food be Thy Medicine
Confession: I used to silently giggle at coworkers who lovingly called their diets a lifestyle, and I now admire such dedication and strive to better myself and improve my family’s overall health and environmental footprint. There are still some things that I’m not completely sold on when it comes to revamping our diets and way of life, but I am willing to invest the time to research all facets and make a wise and informed decision. See, I’m a very opinionated person, and if you know me personally, you are probably violently nodding in agreement. BUT, when it comes to non life and death matters, for the most part I…