Kids
Toddlers, teenagers, and the fight in between.
Shark Teeth, and Usually Nothing to Do
It is called shark teeth, it is common, and it usually resolves itself. There is one thing to do at home and one line at which it needs an appointment.
It Is Almost Never About the Teeth
Refusal is usually a sensory problem, not a behavior problem. Autistic adults who lived it, and parents who found what worked, describe what actually changed.
They Are Placeholders, and the Place Is the Point
They hold the space the adult tooth has to arrive into, and losing one early is how orthodontics starts. Also: why caution about treatment is warranted too.
Nobody Warns You That You'll Still Be Doing It at Eight
Ask a room full of parents when they handed the toothbrush over for good. The answers cluster around seven to ten. Almost nobody says four.