{"id":140,"date":"2014-01-22T17:17:12","date_gmt":"2014-01-22T17:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/?p=140"},"modified":"2013-12-17T15:40:05","modified_gmt":"2013-12-17T15:40:05","slug":"childrens-dentistry-at-premier-family-dental","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/childrens-dentistry-at-premier-family-dental\/","title":{"rendered":"Children’s Dentistry at Premier Family Dental"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"shutterstock_118749670\"<\/a>The beautiful thing about children is that they\u2019re carefree and beautifully happy. The only thing they can\u2019t be carefree about, however, is taking care of their teeth. At Premier Family Dental<\/b><\/a>, we emphasize the importance of your child\u2019s teeth, and Dr. Cofer<\/b><\/a> is ready and able to start your child off in the right direction. We understand that some children<\/b> may have anxieties visiting dentists, which is why knowledgeable team<\/a> is ready to welcome them with open arms and friendly smiles.<\/p>\n

Child dentistry<\/b><\/a> is very important because it is crucial to preventing problems before they arise, as well as sets up your child for success in the future. Common practices in children\u2019s dentistry<\/b> are dental sealants. Because a child\u2019s tooth is more prone to cavities and decay, sealants grant protection by having a plastic covering painted in the grooves of the tooth to save from harm in the future. Sealants are primarily applied to premolars and permanent molars, given the grooves are deeper than the other teeth and more susceptible to deterioration.<\/p>\n

Coinciding with sealants, fluoride treatments are also involved in child dentistry<\/b> frequently. Fluoride plays a crucial role in preventing decay as well as acting as an agent for attracting other minerals, like Calcium and Phosphate, to build strong teeth. Granted, fluoride does not prevent cavities from emerging, but it may delay their arrival, giving your child a better chance to have beautiful, healthy teeth and a glorious smile. Beginning routine brushing and flossing habits early on is a sure way of having your child\u2019s smile be as stunning as possible, and Dr. Cofer <\/b>as well as the Premier Family Dental<\/b> team are here to make sure your child has an awesome experience.<\/p>\n

Premier Family Dental\u00a0<\/b>provides quality dental care from our\u00a0Waco dental office\u00a0<\/b>because we truly believe in the power of a beautiful smile. We serve patients from\u00a0Robinson, Lorena\u00a0and the Central Texas area.<\/b>\u00a0Call us today<\/a> to schedule your appointment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The beautiful thing about children is that they\u2019re carefree and beautifully happy. The only thing they can\u2019t be carefree about, however, is taking care of their teeth. At Premier Family Dental, we emphasize the importance of your child\u2019s teeth, and Dr. Cofer is ready and able to start your child off in the right direction. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[29,5,10,8,4,9,7],"class_list":["post-140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-childrens-dentistry","tag-childrens-dentistry-2","tag-dr-rick-cofer","tag-hewett","tag-lorena","tag-premier-family-dental","tag-robinson","tag-waco"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":149,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140\/revisions\/149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premierdentalwaco.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}