Canker sores vs. Cold sores

What is the difference between a canker sore and a cold sore?  Canker sores are also known as aphthous ulcers.  Cold sores also known as fever blisters.  Most often canker sores are located INSIDE the mouth and cold sores are located OUTSIDE of the mouth, usually on...

Tooth eruption

Did you know your child may have some of their primary (baby) teeth until age 12? Look at the tooth eruption chart below. It will give you the average ages the primary teeth erupt and fall out as well as the average age the permanent teeth erupt. Pediatric Dental...

What is an eruption cyst or eruption hematoma?

Eruption cysts also known as eruption hematomas may develop with erupting primary and permanent teeth. They appear as bluish and translucent dome-shaped soft tissue lesions overlying an erupting tooth. An eruption cyst results from fluid accumulation within the space...