The tooth fairy is a fantasy figure of early childhood. The folklore states that when children lose one of their baby teeth, they should place it underneath their pillow and the tooth fairy will visit while they sleep, replacing the lost tooth with a small payment.

The tradition of leaving a tooth under a pillow for the tooth fairy to collect is practiced in various countries in the Anglosphere.

During the middle ages, other superstitions arose surrounding children’s teeth. In England, for example, children were instructed to burn their baby teeth in order to save the child from hardship in the afterlife. Children who didn’t consign their baby teeth to the fire would spend eternity searching for them in the afterlife. The Vikings, it is said, paid children for their teeth. In the Norse culture, children’s teeth and other articles belonging to children were said to bring good luck in battle, and Scandinavian warriors hung children’s teeth on a string around their necks. Fear of witches was another reason to bury or burn teeth. In medieval Europe, it was thought that if a witch were to get hold of one’s teeth, it could lead to them having total power over him or her.

However, real tooth fairly will visit only if your teeth is health, so don’t forgot to take care your teeth and make sure go visit your dentist at least twice a year!

Oral health is important, especially for young ones as their teeth are only starting to grow. When kept unclean, long-term effects or conditions may arise, including bad breath or halitosis.

Reports show that American students miss 51 million hours of school every year because of oral health problems. And students who are absent miss critical instruction time—especially in early grades where reading skills are an important focus and the building blocks of future learning. And students who have experienced recent oral health pain are four times more likely to have lower grade point averages than their counterparts who have not.

Healthy Kid’s Teeth with the 2-2-2 Rule

Help keep your child’s teeth healthy by using the 2-2-2 rule: visit your dentist TWO times a year, and brush and floss TWO times a day for TWO whole minutes!

How Do You Get Kids to Brush Their Teeth?

Our pediatric dentists recommend parents follow the Tell, Show, Do model:

TELL: In age-appropriate language, explain how to brush and floss and how those actions keep teeth clean and healthy.

• SHOW: Let children watch when mom or dad brush and floss his or her own teeth.
• DO: Help children brush and floss their teeth in the morning and before bed, and keep a regular routine so they know it’s expected. Continue helping to brush a child’s teeth until they’re age 4 or 5. After that, let them do it themselves, but supervise them until age 7 or 8. Children and adults should brush for two minutes, twice a day.

Pacific dental group remind all the parents, if you don’t want your kid to suffer from such conditions that ma affect both their health and self-confidence, it is best to start the habit of cleaning the teeth and mouth as early as possible.

Valentine is almost coming; do you ready to prepare the gifts to your love one?

When you thinking about what to send as a gift, the first thing will pop out, probably is Chocolate.  So why do we eat chocolate on Valentine’s Day?

The tradition of eating chocolate on Valentine’s Day was started by a dedicated marketing campaign by Richard Cadbury in the 1840s. The marketing move occurred as Cadbury had developed a more palatable chocolate recipe. The culture of celebrating Valentine’s Day had also taken hold in Victorian England.

Prior to the introduction of chocolate into Valentine’s Day celebrations, the English-speaking world celebrated by sending love letters and gifts to their loved ones. Richard Cadbury capitalized on the trend by creating customized chocolate boxes with beautiful design and Valentine’s Day imagery. Chaucer first mentioned St. Valentine’s Day as a romantic holiday in 1382.

So pick or you can cook your favorite chocolate to your partner and make them surprise.

Pacific dental group suggestion while you share the delicious chocolate with your other half, don’t take too much because sugar can lead to many dental problems. However, the great news is that it is possible to ward off tooth decay and tooth erosion by means of simply brushing at least twice per day and flossing daily.

Visit us for more advises and regularly check with your dentist for comprehensive dental examinations and professional cleanings.

This year, Chinese New Year lands on January 28^th. Though the actual date has passed, people usually have an entire 7 days off from work to celebrate the festival. As the end of celebrations loom, lets look at what makes this festival so important to Chinese people all over the world.

Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival in China, is China’s most important traditional festival. It is also the most important celebration for families, and a week of official public holiday.

How do Chinese Celebrate the Festival

The main traditional celebrations of the festival include eating reunion dinner with family, giving red envelopes, firecrackers, new clothes, and decorations. More modern celebrations include watching the CCTV Gala, instant message greetings, and cyber money gifts.

Giving red envelopes to pass on best wishes

Like Christmas in the West, people exchange gifts during the Spring Festival. The most common gifts are red envelopes. Red envelopes have money in, and are given to children and (retired) seniors. It is not a customs to give red envelopes to (working) adults, except by employers.

Eating lucky foods for increased luck in the year ahead

Certain foods are eaten during the festival (especially at the New Year’s Eve dinner) because of their symbolic meanings, based on their names or appearances.

Fish is a must for Chinese New Year as the Chinese word for fish sounds like the word for surplus. Eating fish is believed to bring a surplus of money and good luck in the coming year.

Other Chinese New Year foods include dumplings, spring rolls, glutinous rice cakes, and sweet rice balls.

It is a happy and exciting festival and Pacific Dental Group wish everyone Happy New Year, while you enjoy your big dinner with family, don’t forgot to brush your teeth and keep them healthy and clean.