How is your smile holding up during the holiday festivities? Here are some pointers for having a healthy smile throughout the party season.
- Keep your mouth as clean as you can. This means cleaning in-between your teeth every day with something; floss, toothpicks, Soft Picks by GUM or flosser-picks.
- Be careful of very hard candies and peanut brittle, if you have a tooth that is already weakened by large fillings, it can break off if you bite down in just the right spot.
- Brush at least two times every day! This will keep the bacteria “moving” so they don’t get a chance to cause disease.
- Clean the top of your tongue–bacteria set up shop there just like they do around your teeth and gums. A plastic tongue cleaner is more effective than your toothbrush.
- Of course, get your rest and physical activity to keep your whole body ticking!
Schedule a smile maintenance to make sure that gum disease is not creeping up on you. Early detection and treatment can help you save your teeth and your smile!
Holidays are probably the toughest ones when oral care is concerned because food and festivities are everywhere. People need to remember to take extra care of their teeth on these days and not to overdo their intake of sweets, acidic beverages and other foods and drinks that can damage their teeth.
These are very good tips, especially since people can hardly avoid eating everything in sight during the holidays.