Nebraska Family DentistryYour Smile, Be Beautiful, Be Healthy

A whopping 85 percent who took part in this survey also told that they tend to judge a person by his/her smile when meeting him for the first time. A person who smiles often is usually perceived to be more open, honest, and friendly than someone who goes around with a sour look. So having a beautiful, healthy smile has some definite social advantages.

According to a study carried out on people aged between 18 and 50 years, the wearer of a beautiful, healthy smile is perceived as attractive by 84 percent of Americans.

Besides making a positive first impression, beautiful smile has other benefits.

5 Benefits of a Beautiful Smile

1) Smiles make you look more successful

2 ) A beautiful smile makes you more attractive.

3 ) Youll smile and laugh more, which releases more endorphins. They will make you you feel even better.

4 ) Smiling lowers your heart rate and blood pressure.

5 ) Smiling boosts your immune system, making you healthier and happier.

ANOTHER VERY IMPORTANT BENEFIT OF A HEALTHY SMILE?

THE MOUTH-BODY CONNECTION

HOW IS YOUR SMILE CONNECTED TO OVERALL HEALTH?

OUR MOUTH IS FULL OF MILLIONS OF BACTERIA. SOME OF IT MAY BE GOOD WHILE SOME OF IT IS BAD.

THE AMOUNT OF BACTERIA IN OUR MOUTH DEPENDS ON OUR LIFESTYLE AND IS DIRECTLY CORRELATED TO THE LEVELS OF INFLAMMATION IN OUR MOUTH AND BODY.

HARMFUL BACTERIA IN OUR MOUTH LEADS TO CAVITIES, BlEEDING GUMS AND ULTIMATELY MAKING A SMILE LESS ATTRACTIVE, NEEDING EXTENSIVE DENTAL WORK OR LOSING TEETH.

A CAVITY DOES NOT HURT AND OFTEN CANT BE FELT UNTIL IT IS VERY DEEP.A CAVITY IS A SOFT SPOT IN A TOOTH CAUSED BY LACTIC ACID RELEASED FROM BACTERIA.

BACTERIA CONSUME SUGAR AND RELEASE LACTIC ACID.

SUGAR ITSELF IS NOT WHAT CAUSES A CAVITY. ITS A FUEL SOURCE FOR BACTERIA.

There are so many risks associated with drinking the multi-colored sugary

liquid known as Mountain Dew. This sugar-loaded beverage can have a

detrimental impact on your teeth and overall health.

EFFECTS MOUTAIN DEW HAS ON YOUR TEETH.

SUGAR, CARBONATION, AND ACIDS WEAKEN TOOTH ENAMEL, THE PROTECTIVE COVERING ON YOU TEETH. THEY ALSO ENCOURAGE THE GROWTH OF BACTERIA IN THE MOUTH. WITHOUT ENAMEL PROTECTING YOURTEETH, BACTERIA CAN DO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.

THE EFFECTS OF SOFT DRINKS ON TEETH HAVE BEEN COMPARED WITH THAT OF THE EFFECTS FROM METHAMPHETAMINES AND CRACK. THESE TOXIC BEVERAGES LITERALLY EAT AWAY AT THE PROTECTIVE ENAMEL AND THEN GO TO TOWN,LEADING TO ROTTEN, BROWN TEETH.

BVO (BROMINATED VEGETABLE OIL ) CAN CAUSE MEMORY LOSS, NERVE DISORDERS, AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS.

YELLOW #5 IS ASSOCIATED WITH ASTHMA, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, MIGRAINES AND SLEEP DISORDERS.

DANGEROUS INGREDIENTS IN MOUNTAIN DEW

IN 2009 A MAN CLAIMED HE FOUND A DEAD MOUSE IN HIS CAN OF MOUNTAIN DEW.THE PEPSICO DEFENSE WON THE CASE BY ARGUING THERE IS ENOUGH ACID IN MOUNTAIN DEW TO TURN THE MOUSE TO GOO SO IT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN A MOUSE.

IF MOUNTAIN DEW CAN TURN A RODENT TO GOO BY CONTINUOUS EXPOSURE IMAGINE WHAT IT CAN DO TO YOU TEETH!

THE ACID IN SPORTS DRINKS IS A HARMFUL EROSIVE INGREDIENT.AFTER JUST 5 DAYS OF CONSISTENTLY DRINKING SPORTS DRINKS ENAMEL EROSION IS EVIDENT.

A 32 OZ GATORADE HAS 52.5 GRAMS OF SUGAR,200 CALORIES, & 11 TSP OF SUGAR

SPORT DRINKS AND HIGH RISK

THE ACID IN SPORTS DRINKS ERODES THE TEETHEVEN MORE THAN SODA. AFTER JUST FIVE DAYSOF CONSISTENT CONSUMPTION, THE ACID STARTSDESTROYING TOOTH ENAMEL.

SPORTS DRINKS ARE HIGHLY POWERFUL ENAMELEROSION AGENTS. BECAUSE ENAMEL CANNOTREGROW AFTER IT IS DAMAGED, THE EFECTS ARE PERMANENT. WHEN THE ENAMEL ON A TOOTH BECOMES DAMAGED, THAT TOOTH BECOMES SENSITIVE BOTH TO THE TOUCHAND TO EXTREME CASES OF HOT AND COLDTEMPERATURES.

ONCE ENAMEL IS GONE, IT MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLETO WHITEN TEETH TO A BRIGHT WHITE COLOR.

CONSIDER DRINKING WATER TO HYDRATE WHILE COMPETING.COCONUT WATER IS AN EXCELLENT ALTERNATIVE AND CONTAINS POTASSIUM.

IF YOU PLAN TO DRINK A SUGARY BEVERAGE CONSIDER:

1. USING A STRAW 2. DRINKING WITH A MEAL 3. FINISHING WITHIN 15-20 MINUTES TO LIMIT THE TIME TEETHARE EXPOSED TO ACID. SIP ALL DAY. GET DECAY. 4. CHEWING SUGAR FREE GUM AFTERWARD TO STIMULATE SALIVA FLOW AND NEUTRALIZE THE EFFECTS OF ACID.

5. DRINKING WATER AFTERWARD OR ALTERNATE DRINKS OF SODA/SPORTS DRINKS WITH SIPS OF WATER.

6. WAITING AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AFTERWARD TO BRUSH TOMINIMIZE EROSION.

BLEEDING OR RED INFLAMED GUMS ARE NOT NORMAL AND ARE A SIGN OF GINGIVITIS.

GINGIVITIS (ACUTE INFLAMMATION IN GUMS), A COMMON CONDITION IN TEENAGERS WHICH CAN PROGRESS TO GUM DISEASE.

TO REVERSE GINGIVITIS:

1. BRUSH WITH A SOFT BRUSH ALONG THE GUMS AND TEETH.

2. USE A WARM SALT WATER OR ESSENTIAL OIL RINSE ( LIKE LISTERINE ) AT NIGHT.

3. FLOSS EVERY NIGHT OR AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES PER WEEK

4. VISIT A DENTIST FOR REGULAR CLEANINGS TO REMOVE BACTERIA BUILD UP ALONG THE GUMLINE.

PERIODONTAL DISEASE IS CAUSED BY CHRONIC ( IRREVERSIBLE ) INFLAMMATION OF THE GUMS.

GINGIVITIS IS A REVERSIBLE ACUTE INFLAMMATION AROUND THE GUMSTHAT CAN PROGRESS TO GUM DISEASE.

1 IN 3 ADULTS HAS GUM DISEASE

REGULAR VISITS TO A DENTIST ARE NECESSARY TO REMOVE TARTAR/CALCULUS

CALCULUS/TARTAR IS BUILD UP THAT DOES NOT BRUSH OFF AND IF LEFT BELOW GUMLINE CAN LEAD TO PERIODONTAL DISEASE.

E-CIGARETTES CONTAIN NICOTINE WHICH IS TOXIC IN HIGH DOSES AND WAS USED AS AN INSECTICIDE.E-CIGARETTE USAGE HAS TRIPLED AMONG MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

E-CIGARETTES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO: GUM RECESSION. DRY MOUTH LEADING TO BACTERIA BUILD UP AND TOOTH DECAY GUM DISEASE AND GINGIVITIS.

WHATS THE BIG DEAL WITH USING E-CIGARETTES?

E-CIGS CONTAIN NICOTINE. NICOTINE IS AN ADDICTIVESUBSTANCE THAT NEGATIVELY IMPACTS YOUR OVERALL HEALTH. THE MORE NICOTINE A PERSON USES, THE GREATER THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDICTION.

NICOTINE AFFECTS YOUR BRAIN, NERVOUS SYSTEM, AN HEART. IT ALSO RAISES BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE.

NICOTINE IS TOXIC IN HIGH DOESE. IT WAS ONCE USED AS AN IN INSECTICIDE TO KILL BUGS.

E-cigarettes and Your Health

YOUTH ARE USING E-CIGARETTES AT INCREASING AND ALARMING RATES.

E-CIGS CAN CAN LEAD TO A LIFELONG DEPENDENCY ON SMOKING.

SINCE NICOTINE IS ADDICTIVE, E-CIG COULD BE A GATEWAY DRUG, LEADING NON-SMOKERS AND KIDS TO USE TABACCO.

ONE CARTRIDGE IS EQUIVALENT TO AN ENTIRE PACK OF CIGARETTES. IF YOU KEEP GOING, ITS LIKE YOU GOT AN ENTIRE PACK OF CIGARETTES IN ONE SITTING.

6 FACTS ABOUT E-CIGARETTES AND YOUR SMILE

E-CIGARETTES CAN CAUSE GUM RECESSION.

THEY CAN CAUSE HARM TO THE MOUTH, GUMS AND TONGUE.

E-CIGARETTES CAN CAUSE DRY MOUTH, LEADING TO BACTERIA BUILD UP AND TOOTH DECAY.

NICOTINE FOUND IN E-CIGARETTES MAY CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF GINGIVITIS AND PERIODONTITIS,LEADING THE BAD BREATH AND INFLAMMATION THROUGHOUT THE BODY.

WHAT ABOUT SECOND HAND VAPOR?

THE VAPOR IS FULL OF CHEMICALS, INCLUDING CANCER-CAUSING ONES LIKE FORMALDEHYDE.

SECOND-HAND VAPOR RELEASES TOXINS INTO THE AIR, WHICH NON-SMOKERS BREATHE IN.

TEENS BRAINS ARE STILL DEVELOPING AND ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF POT

ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, SUICIDAL THOUGHTS, MEMORY LOSS, DECREASED IQ AND CONCENTRATION, AND INCREASED RISK OF SCHIZOPHRENIA ARE ALL SIDE EFFECTS OF MARIJUANA USE IN TEENS

MARIJUANA CAN CAUSE:

1. AN INTERFERENCE WITH CALCIUM ABSORPTION WHICH HEALTHY TEETH NEED TO STAY STRONG.

2. DRY MOUTH WHICH WILL LEAD TO CAVITIES. 3. A THREE FOLD INCREASE IN THE RISK FOR PERIODONTAL DISEASE.

4. TOOTH STAINING

ORTHODONTICS ARE USED FOR COSMETIC REASONS, BUT ALSO TO CORRECT BITES, CROWDING, OR EXCESSIVE SPACING.

TEETH THAT DO NOT HAVE CROWDING ARE LESS LIKELY TO DEVELOP CAVITIES AND PERIODONTAL DISEASE.

IRREGULAR BRUSHING AND RINSING WITH BRACESCAN LEAD TO WHITE LESIONS AND CAVITIES.

GOOD BRUSHING, RINSING, FLOSSING HABITS WITH BRACES HELPS PREVENT THESE LESIONS.

PEOPLE WHO DO NOT BITE THEIR NAILS GET SICK LESS THAN THOSE WHO DO.STRONG HEALTHY TEETH CAN BE WORN DOWN OR CHIPPED BY NAIL BITING.

MOST PEOPLE WHO GRIND THEIR TEETH AT NIGHT ARE NOT AWARE THEY DO IT.A NIGHT GUARD CAN BE USED TO PROTECT ENAMEL ON TEETH DURING BRUXING/GRINDING.

3RD MOLARS OR WISDOM TEETH ERUPT AROUND AGE 17-22 YEARS OLD.MANY PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH ROOM FOR 3RD MOLARS AND CAN DEVELOP SWELLING AND PAIN.

SAFE WAYS TO WHITEN TEETH INCLUDE WHITENING TOOTHPASTE, WHITENING STRIPS, & WHITENING TRAYS FROM A DENTIST.

CHARCOAL & LEMON JUICE CAUSE ABRASION AND EROSION AND REMOVE ENAMEL AND ARE NOT SAFE.

WHITENING TOOTH PASTES ARE MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE THAN WHITENING RINSES.

IT IS GENERALLY SAFE FOR TEENAGERS TO WHITEN THEIR TEETH BUT ASK YOUR DENTIST ABOUT OPTIONS.

PUTTING IN ALL TOGETHER

HEALTHY BODY = HEALTHY SMILE

HAVING A HEALTHY SMILE CAN NOT BE DONE WITHJUST TEETH WHITENING OR BRACES. TAKING CARE OFYOUR OVERALL HEALTH IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF CREATING AND KEEPING A HEALTHY, BEAUTIFUL SMILE.

STAY HEALTHY AND KEEP SMILING

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