Smile Care: Advice For You And Your Kids, Too

When you stop thinking like an adult giving advice to yourself (an adult) and instead, put yourself in the frame of mind of explaining to a child why dental care is very important, things can often become much easier. This happens to be very beneficial if you are in charge of your own oral health and that of your entire family’s! When you take a look at the need for smile protection, the basics, and how it truly makes the lives of your loved ones (and yourself) so much simpler, you’ll have an easy go at enjoying renewed confidence in the necessary steps.

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Considering Yoga: How It May Help Your Oral Health!

If you’re someone who is already practicing yoga (or you’re thinking about adding it into your life), you may wonder if it offers any potential benefits for your oral health. The answer is that it’s absolutely going to bring some advantages with it. While you’ll still need to brush and floss and your preventive visits will always be necessary, why not spend a minute consider how this meditative form of movement might help you with a smile concern or two?

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Mother’s Day Brunch At Murphy’s  

Are you hoping to celebrate all that your mom does for you by bringing her out for a special meal but you haven’t found anything very intriguing just yet? Why not enjoy Mother’s Day Brunch at the pub, where Mom will receive special treatment (and the whole family can enjoy an extra special brunch menu)?

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Why Consistent Checkups Are Better Than Sporadic Ones

You may not really understand why we get a bit fired up about you setting up dental checkups consistently, every six months, without missing a beat. Instead, it seems more logical to you that you come in every now and then when you can, so you can at least be sure that you’re checking in and that everything is okay. We understand your thinking but we strongly suggest you learn more about our perspective (so that you can keep your oral health protected!).

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Dry Mouth: It’s A Little More Serious Than You Think!

Unless you already look at dry mouth as a very serious concern, you may be underestimating the way it can negatively affect your smile. Now, this does not mean there’s any reason to panic if you should wake up with a somewhat sticky mouth that is clearly deficient of its usual saliva flow. However, when you begin noticing that your mouth could use some moisture replenishment, it’s certainly time to snap into action. Let’s talk consequences and why addressing the issue is key.

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Smile Health: 3 Things To Stop Assuming

You may be making some serious assumptions about your smile health. While they might give you some relief, you might not realize that what you’re doing is setting yourself up for failure when you could be very easily setting yourself up for success! We strongly suggest you think about some of the ways patients often convince themselves of things that end up sabotaging their dental care. Fortunately, with just a little helpful knowledge, you’ll be headed in the right direction!

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Oral Health Danger: Under The Radar Fruit

When we tell you to beware of fruit, you think of fresh fruit. You may visualize yourself avoiding eating an orange, being mindful of squeezing lemon into your water, and being careful with berries that may have pits or seeds! Remember: Fruit is highly acidic, which means that when you eat it, though it offers nutritional benefits, it also weakens your enamel. So, it’s best to have a plan (like drinking water with it or planning to rinse-then-brush after). What you might overlook, however, is that fruit often shows up without your even noticing it! We’re happy to offer some oral health tips.

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Tooth Loss And Age: Is There A Connection?

You may figure that when you’re older, you’re going to lose your teeth. Perhaps you have seen this in movies, you don’t really know anyone in their 20s with tooth replacements, or you just assume that your teeth begin to break down with every passing year. What we are very pleased to explain to you is that there’s not really a strong connection between the amount of time that has passed since your birth and the potential health and longevity of your smile! Want some specifics regarding tooth loss? We thought so!

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Let’s Get Green With Smile Care!

Your smile care doesn’t need to be extremely wasteful! However, if you’ve been doing things one way for a long time, you may not know what to do about making little changes, so you’re doing your part to protect our environment. Since this is something we take into consideration, too, we are more than happy to share some helpful advice.

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