Busyness is Hazardous to your Smile
By: Stephen Price DDS | Tuesday, November 15th, 2016 | Oral Health
Tuesday, November 15th, 2016
Busyness. For most of us, it is the new state of being. We rush out of bed each morning to get straight to our lengthy to-do list. If we’re lucky, we may get a full cup of coffee in us sometime during a hectic morning. Being busy, we are learning, isn’t such a great thing. It can keep us from handling important matters, like seeing the dentist. And that can keep us from having the ultimate quality of life we deserve.
Think it’s ok to put off that dental visit? Here’s why we encourage you not to:
- Healthy teeth are necessary for healthy facial contours. The fact that it is your teeth that give your face its youthful shape is probably not something you think much about. We tend to give our teeth all the credit for our smile, but stop there. Facial beauty would not be what it is without teeth and a healthy jawbone structure.
- Healthy teeth help your stomach. That’s right. Another hidden benefit of strong, healthy teeth is that they work food down into the small particles necessary for proper digestion. If you’ve ever had a toothache, you know what a pain it can be to try to chew under such circumstances. If food is sent to the stomach before it has been sufficiently ground-down, the stomach then has to put more effort into digestion – and that means more stomach acid. More acid in the stomach could mean gas and bloating.
- Healthy teeth are a professional asset! Numerous studies have been conducted to see how the appearance of the smile affects one’s professional success. Some have found that more than 75% of us recognize an attractive smile as an asset. One study uncovered an interesting fact that support this view: that employers really are more likely to offer employment to someone with an attractive smile.
Patients of our Northern Virginia practice receive the kind of care we want for ourselves and our loved ones. We invite you to get to know our services and staff during a personal consultation in our office. To schedule your visit, call (703)935-2879.
