Do you like how you look in the mirror whenever you flash that blinding mega-watt smile? Well imagine if you didn’t have any teeth would you still look stunning? I highly doubt that. Or okay let’s assume you do have teeth but I want you to imagine that as you slowly move the edges of your mouth apart to give way to that million dollar smile you spot specks of black in interspersed and peppered all across your white teeth. Now question, would you still find that attractive?
Let’s be honest here, no one finds those grotesque images attractive. And if you don’t have teeth your face will look different than when you had one. Assuming that you do have teeth if it were tainted with obvious dental caries, you’ll look like a zombie from Halloween and I’m not even exaggerating.
With that being said, it is very important to maintain good dental care habits and the best person to partner in that aspect is none other than your dentist. A friend of mine in Texas, brought this to my attention the other day. He was chatting with his dentist about good dental habits, and he realized not only how important it is to maintain these good habits but also how simple it is to add to your daily routine. Shout out to the awesome people at Vibrant Smiles located in North Richland Hills, and their amazing dentist Tiana Pham for having this discussion with my friend. Your dentist is a partner whom you see twice a year, but the rest is up to you. You also need to do your part at home to keep your teeth healthy and to keep gum diseases at bay.
If you take care of your teeth right you can maintain your dental health and prevent the occurrence of gum or periodontal disease from developing or advancing.
Take it from doctor Richard price who is a former clinical instructor who worked for the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine when he say that a regular dental home care encompasses flossing and brushings. His advice is to brush our teeth thoroughly at least twice in a day, once in the morning and once again at night before retiring to bed. He also says to never forget to floss your teeth at least once a day. He says he does it after eating whenever he can.
Price says the secret to good dental health is proper dental care at home and seeing your dentist at a regular basis. He says that these two are your tickets to good dental health. Price, by the way, is retired from a thirty-five year private group dental practice located in Newton, Mass.
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