Question: I am a minor with yellowish-looking teeth. I hate to smile because I do not have white teeth, and my mom will not pay to whiten my teeth at the dentist. I also asked to use whitening strips, but she says she was told they could make your teeth sensitive and would prefer for me not to. Is that true? And can I still buy them if I am a minor? 

Answer: Your mother is correct. Whiten strips can make your teeth sensitive. You can find a lower dosage product or use them for a shorter time. If your teeth are getting sensitive to the strips, you may want to stop treatment for a while. However, that being said, it is still something your mother would need to approve before you use any white strips. Ask your mother if you can start using a *toothpaste product with whitening. As for whether you can buy white strips as a minor, I suggest not going behind your mother’s back and doing something that she has already advised against.

•  Toothpaste products with whitening agents can help remove surface stains from your teeth, making them appear brighter and whiter. However, they may not be as effective as other whitening treatments, such as professional dental or whitening strips. It’s essential to note that toothpaste products with whitening may take longer to show visible results, but they are a safer and more affordable approach to whitening teeth. Maintaining good oral hygiene practices such as brushing and flossing regularly and avoiding foods and drinks that can stain your teeth is also important.

Connecticut dental insurance, Kids teeth care:   What are some good ways of getting your four year old to start brushing on his own correctly.  My son just plays around he not really brushing his teeth.  I still have to brush for him once in a while. 

I think if it was not for me flossing his teeth at night and standing over him while he brushes he would have bad teeth by now.   I know he young yet so I do not mind but I want him to start learning because I do feel he is behind on this.  Would love to hear some good tips

My daughter is five and I still more or less brushing her teeth for her because when she does it and I watch her she really just playing around.   How can I really get her to brush her teeth right.  She does not put of a fuss about burshing she just does not do it right.   Am I pushing her too soon?  She is five but I hear that some kids brush on their own much sooner.  Advise please.

I would like some advise please.  I took my six year old son to see a dentist.  Now it has been about a year since he last seen a dentist because I was between dental insurance plans.   The new dentist we went to see says he has two back molars that have very large cavities and should be filled and crowned in order to save the teeth

This seems like a lot of work for just one year absent from seeing a dentist.  I take care of my son teeth and they were find only a year ago.  Does this sound possible to you?  Should I be tyring to get a second opinion?

My son is 16 months and my daughter is three and we would like to get dental insurance that offer free to very low cost prevent dental care.   We are not the type of family that have bad teeth or will get bad teeth.  I make sure my kids teeth are being brush and floss and my children have been seeing a dentist since they frist started teething.

It just getting costly and I know if I take the time to buy dental insurane it will save me money.  Can you advise a good plan for this out here in FL.  I thank you for any help.

I just got dental insurance for my family and my three year old went to see the dentist we picked for her.  The dentist is wanting to see my daughter four times a year for a cleaning.  Our insurance covers for only two.  Is not four times a year a bit excessive?  I was always told two times a year was good enough.   I this dentist just trying to get more money from us?

My five year old does not really brush her teeth.  She just plays around and acts like she is.  I do not understand why she is like this.  My seven year old son has no problems with brushing.  The only time she brush for the full three mintues is when I am watching her.

I would think by five she should be able to brush without it be an issue every day two times a day.  Do you have any helpful tips that I could try to maybe make her like brushing her teeth better?

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Dental sealants are thin plastic coatings that are applied to the grooves on the chewing surfaces of the back teeth to protect them from tooth decay.  Dental sealants are effective in preventing dental caries in the occlusal (chewing) and other pitted and fissured surfaces of the teeth.  Dental sealants were assessed in permanent molars (occlusal and buccal surfaces in lower molars and occlusal and lingual surfaces in upper molars), premolars (occlusal surface), and upper lateral incisors (lingual surface).

Dental sealants are highly effective in preventing dental caries that occur on the surfaces of teeth that have pits and fissures.  Dental sealants are usually applied in a dentist’s office.  Dental sealants last for 4-5 years and can easily be reapplied by your dentist when they do wear off.  Dental sealants represent one of the greatest, but least known advances, of modern dentistry.

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My question is can a baby just have rotten baby teeth?  My good friend baby is just now cutting his first few baby teeth.  However the teeth that are coming out look rotten.  His teeth  are grayish white in color.  She does not know why this is happening.

I told her since she asked for my opinion that she should take him to see a dentist. That I am not sure if babies can be born with bad teeth or bad teeth color.  My sons teeth were white.

If she does take her son to see a dentist will a dentist be able to fixed her son’s teeth?  I would like to be able to get her some helpful information.  Since she is afraid of what the dentist is going to say about her son’s teeth.