{"id":28,"date":"2023-02-02T21:42:14","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T21:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/?p=28"},"modified":"2023-02-21T21:44:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T21:44:18","slug":"how-to-make-losing-teeth-less-scary-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/?p=28","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Losing Teeth Less Scary for Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\"a<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

For many children, losing a baby tooth is an exciting event\u2014not only does it indicate that they\u2019re growing up, but it also usually warrants an upcoming visit from the tooth fairy! However, other children experience stress and occasionally trauma when they lose their baby teeth. Here are a few tips from your pediatric dentist<\/a> to help make losing teeth less scary for your little one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Tip #1. Stay Positive & Friendly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Your child might start losing teeth around age 4, and this pattern normally continues for a couple of years. It\u2019s totally normal for them to wonder what\u2019s going on and ask questions; after all, it\u2019s a pretty noticeable change for them! Be sure that you\u2019re remaining optimistic and upbeat when discussing tooth loss with your little one; ensure they view it as a normal part of growing up and nothing to be afraid of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tip #2. Explain What\u2019s Going On<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Your child might colloquially hear things about tooth loss from their classmates or friends, and what they\u2019re hearing might not always be accurate. They might hear falsehoods about tooth loss being painful or that their teeth will never grow back. In addition to maintaining a positive attitude, be informative and comprehensible. Assure them that they\u2019re perfectly okay and that their adult teeth will arrive before they know it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tip #3. Get the Tooth Fairy Involved<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For many of us, losing baby teeth isn\u2019t just a rite of passage into adulthood\u2014it\u2019s a reason for a visit from the tooth fairy! The legend of the tooth fairy dates back to medieval Europe, and children all across the globe have been receiving visits from her for generations. If your child is worried about losing a tooth, you might find a picture or book about the tooth fairy that can instill confidence; or at the very least, let the promise of a dollar bill under their pillow incentivize them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tip #4. Know When to Call for Help<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Most of the time, a lost baby tooth is nothing to worry about. However, if your kid lost the tooth due to trauma (like a sports injury), it might necessitate emergency care to ensure that no other oral issues have resulted from the injury. If your child is dealing with pain due to a lost tooth, don\u2019t hesitate to contact us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Practice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our team here at Kids\u2019 Smiles on Lincoln is thrilled to provide an exceptional array of pediatric dental services to families in the Worcester community. Under the leadership of Dr. Myles Clancy, you can rest assured that your little one will receive an elite level of care that\u2019ll leave their smile as happy and healthy as can be. If you have any questions about the article or need to arrange a visit for your child, please visit our website<\/a> or give us a call at (508) 290-0090.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For many children, losing a baby tooth is an exciting event\u2014not only does it indicate that they\u2019re growing up, but it also usually warrants an upcoming visit from the tooth fairy! However, other children experience stress and occasionally trauma when they lose their baby teeth. Here are a few tips from your pediatric dentist to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow To Make Losing Teeth Less Scary | Kids' Smiles On Lincoln<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"For some children, losing baby teeth can be a scary ordeal, but it doesn\u2019t have to be! Here are some tips to alleviate some of their stress.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/?p=28\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How To Make Losing Teeth Less Scary | Kids' Smiles On Lincoln\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"For some children, losing baby teeth can be a scary ordeal, but it doesn\u2019t have to be! Here are some tips to alleviate some of their stress.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/?p=28\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Kids' Smiles on Lincoln Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-02-02T21:42:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-02-21T21:44:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/child-with-tooth1-300x199.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"kidsmileslincoln\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"kidsmileslincoln\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/?p=28\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/?p=28\",\"name\":\"How To Make Losing Teeth Less Scary | Kids' Smiles On Lincoln\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/?p=28#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/?p=28#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/child-with-tooth1-300x199.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-02-02T21:42:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-02-21T21:44:18+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a8431985bbf7acaa032faae158301317\"},\"description\":\"For some children, losing baby teeth can be a scary ordeal, but it doesn\u2019t have to be! Here are some tips to alleviate some of their stress.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/?p=28#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/?p=28\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/?p=28#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/child-with-tooth1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/child-with-tooth1.jpg\",\"width\":1699,\"height\":1125},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/?p=28#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How to Make Losing Teeth Less Scary for Kids\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Kids' Smiles on Lincoln Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a8431985bbf7acaa032faae158301317\",\"name\":\"kidsmileslincoln\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cc313296e7a12a08440cad25d13423a5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cc313296e7a12a08440cad25d13423a5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"kidsmileslincoln\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/?author=2\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How To Make Losing Teeth Less Scary | Kids' Smiles On Lincoln","description":"For some children, losing baby teeth can be a scary ordeal, but it doesn\u2019t have to be! Here are some tips to alleviate some of their stress.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/?p=28","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How To Make Losing Teeth Less Scary | Kids' Smiles On Lincoln","og_description":"For some children, losing baby teeth can be a scary ordeal, but it doesn\u2019t have to be! Here are some tips to alleviate some of their stress.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/?p=28","og_site_name":"Kids' Smiles on Lincoln Blog","article_published_time":"2023-02-02T21:42:14+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-02-21T21:44:18+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/child-with-tooth1-300x199.jpg"}],"author":"kidsmileslincoln","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"kidsmileslincoln","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/?p=28","url":"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/?p=28","name":"How To Make Losing Teeth Less Scary | Kids' Smiles On Lincoln","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/?p=28#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/?p=28#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/child-with-tooth1-300x199.jpg","datePublished":"2023-02-02T21:42:14+00:00","dateModified":"2023-02-21T21:44:18+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a8431985bbf7acaa032faae158301317"},"description":"For some children, losing baby teeth can be a scary ordeal, but it doesn\u2019t have to be! Here are some tips to alleviate some of their stress.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/?p=28#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/?p=28"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/?p=28#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/child-with-tooth1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/child-with-tooth1.jpg","width":1699,"height":1125},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/?p=28#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How to Make Losing Teeth Less Scary for Kids"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/","name":"Kids' Smiles on Lincoln Blog","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a8431985bbf7acaa032faae158301317","name":"kidsmileslincoln","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cc313296e7a12a08440cad25d13423a5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cc313296e7a12a08440cad25d13423a5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"kidsmileslincoln"},"url":"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/?author=2"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28\/revisions\/30"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kidsmilesonlincoln.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}