Updated August 2025 So, you finally feel less zombie like, you’re starting to get baby into more of a routine, perhaps started weaning, and then BAM – here comes a tooth! Some little ones are born with a tooth (or teeth) already in situ, but more often, teeth begin to appear around 6 months when …
On a scale of 1 to 10, how healthy do you think your mouth is – 1 being pretty darn awful and 10 being blooming brilliant? It’s a hard one to guesstimate and anyway, what would you do with that number? A bit of a pat on the back or a ‘must try harder’? Growing …
Single tufted brush? That well known song reminds us that ‘we get by with a little help from our friends’ but do you have a single tufted one? If not, the chances are you could do with one! Single tufted toothbrushes are incredibly useful cleaning tools to use ALONGSIDE your usual toothbrush and interdental cleaning …
We all know it’s important to clean our real teeth, but what about if we have dentures? Well – plaque biofilm develops on ALL surfaces in your mouth, INCLUDING on the surfaces of appliances, such as dentures, making it equally important to look after your dentures as you would your teeth. After all, we use …
No this isn’t a blog post about Thomas the Tank Engine, we are talking chewing gum! You may have heard through the grapevine (or from your dental team) that chewing sugar free gum throughout the day can be beneficial to your oral health. Well, they are absolutely correct! Over the last 50 years our eating …
The majority of us experience bleeding gums at some point during our adult lives. We usually notice blood in the sink when we are brushing our teeth or doing our interdental cleaning. Bleeding gums can be alarming and may be a sign of gingivitis – which is reversible, but it may be a sign of …
Last week’s blog post was entitled ‘Now that you have time…’, but what if you don’t? Here at Growing Smiles we realise that lockdown hasn’t meant an abundance of free time for everyone. You may be a nurse, who’s days have gotten longer, needing extra time to add and remove PPE before and after shifts, …
With lockdown in full swing and many of us working from home or furloughed, and unable to leave the house, we have suddenly found we have more time on our hands. The housework has been done, our wardrobes have been re-arranged and gardens tidied up, but have we spent more time on our teeth? Believe …
Guest blog post by early years development coach/speech & language therapist Joanne Jones Why Ditch the Dummy? Dummies have their place. They are useful to soothe newborn babies, reduce pain, stabaliseheart rates and organise movements. There is some evidence to suggest they reduce the risk of SIDS in the first months of life.During the first …
Macavity is a character in the recently re-released musical/film, Cats, who is known for causing trouble- similar to cavity causing bacteria which can cause trouble in the mouth. A cavity is the result of tooth decay, which is mainly preventable. We often think of decay as a childhood disease – and often it is, but …
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