Is your child nervous about visiting Dr. Rugama and our team at Tooth in Boots? Today, we put together some tips to help ensure your little one relaxes before his or her next dental checkup! Start early. The earlier your child visits our Richmond office, the better. This will provide your child with a familiarity…
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Part of every dental checkup is making sure all of your teeth are strong and healthy. Dr. Rugama will have you open wide to look at your teeth, use special little mirrors to get a good look around each tooth, and take X-rays to make sure your teeth are healthy both inside and out. Why…
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Let’s talk about mouthguards and night guards—two crucial appliances that protect your child’s teeth and jaw. We could talk about how important a mouthguard is when your family leads an active life. Mouthguards protect teeth, delicate mouth tissue, and jaws from accidents and impacts. Or if someone in the house grinds his or her teeth…
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The third molars have long been known as your “wisdom teeth,” because they are the last teeth to erupt from the gums – usually sometime during the late teens to early twenties. This is a time in life that many consider an “age of wisdom”; hence the term, “wisdom teeth.” Extracting the third molars does…
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