Guest Blogger: Craig Lustman, DDS As a pediatric dentist working on Manhattan’s Upper East Side and Downtown, I have dealt with patients with various and unique oral health care needs. When I served as a resident at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh practicing pediatric … [Read more...]
Eliminating Tongue Thrust
In conversation during therapy, six year old Nikki could accurately say S and Z words like "Stephanie", "sorry" and "pretzels". The second her mom joined us to wrap up our session and discuss homework, Nikki immediately lost correct tongue placement, exhibiting a tongue … [Read more...]
Eliminating Drooling
A speech therapist recently wrote to me about a child she is working with. Some of the information has been edited for privacy purposes. Question: Stephanie, I am working with a 6 year old boy who is drooling. He had his adenoids recently removed. His parents have noticed a … [Read more...]
Tongue Thrust and Lisp
A tongue thrust is when the tongue is placed forward from the position where it should be placed when producing a sound. You may have noticed your child say “What a thunny day” instead of “What a sunny day”. The tip of the tongue should be placed behind a child’s teeth for … [Read more...]
Sippy Cups and Articulation
A bill that required a dental decay warning label on sippy cups and baby bottles was vetoed by Governor David Paterson yesterday. The label would have alerted parents that there is a risk of tooth decay from prolonged use of a "vessel with a duckbilled lid, bill-shaped extension … [Read more...]