Getting a teeth cleaning in the Burbank area isn’t exactly on the top of our list with the holiday blitz of wrapping paper, fancy dinners with friends and family, and the hectic trips to shopping mall after shopping mall. It’s the one thing can often be forgotten during the holiday season; our teeth.
That’s right, our teeth. With each tasty morsel or candy coated this and that, the holiday season can often bring an increase in dental concerns especially in children, which is why teeth cleaning is so important.
Being close enough to Burbank to get many patients from the area, we see an increase in children in the post-holiday months. In the midst of all of the fun and excitement it’s easy to forget. What other time of the year do we indulge in such an array of sugary, sticky, sweet goodies without care?
Don’t worry, it happens. Now that the holidays are behind us, it’s a great time to book that teeth cleaning for you or the loved ones in your family.
Here are a few tips from the Valley Village Dental team to minimize that “holiday tooth fallout” in the future.
Do a mini-teeth cleaning by rinsing your mouth out with water in between meals and snacks. While we don’t always carry around a toothbrush in our back pocket, rinsing will help wash away some of the sugars and plaque acid that will attack your teeth. Chewing sugarless gum will help do the same thing by creating saliva in the mouth.
Bulk up on the non-sugary foods at the holiday party and nibble on the sweet stuff. There’s always plenty to eat and by focusing on the veggie and cheese plate and eating the sugary food sparingly, not only will you do your mouth a favor, but the rest of your body as well.
You’ve heard “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”, well it won’t keep the dentist away, but it’ll certainly help. Apples are acidic but not highly so, which makes them great for cleaning off teeth and making them appear brighter.
These little tricks will work well for you not only during the holidays but throughout the year. Mix these tricks with good oral hygiene if you’re in urbank or any of the surrounding areas and we’re bound to give you a rave review at your next scheduled teeth cleaning.
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