{"id":19,"date":"2009-03-31T13:08:09","date_gmt":"2009-03-31T19:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.sanmarcosdental.com\/?p=19"},"modified":"2009-03-31T13:08:09","modified_gmt":"2009-03-31T19:08:09","slug":"healthy-dental-habits-to-remember","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sanmarcosdental.com\/blog\/healthy-dental-habits-to-remember\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy Dental Habits to Remember"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>**\u00a0<\/strong>Ensure you come in for regular\u00a0checkups and professional dental cleanings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>**<\/strong> Break the bad habit of biting on hard items like pens, ice, hard candies or popcorn kernels.\u00a0 Your teeth are meant for chewing soft foods.\u00a0 These habits can lead to chipped or broken teeth.\u00a0 They may also damage fillings, crowns or other restorations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>** <\/strong>Be sure to protect teeth with a mouthguard when playing contact sports.<\/p>\n<p><strong>** <\/strong>Try to stop smoking and using chewing tobacco.\u00a0 While the problem with tooth staining is bad enough, these habits can lead to gum disease, or worse, oral cancer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>**<\/strong> Watch what you eat.\u00a0 It is not only good for your waistline, it&#8217;s good for your teeth.\u00a0 Starchy foods are as bad as sugary ones.\u00a0 Instead snack on raw veggies, nuts, and cheeses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>**<\/strong>Cut back on coffee or tea.\u00a0 Excessive amounts of these beverages can stain teeth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>** <\/strong>Be sure to brush and floss regularly.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re not sure you&#8217;re doing it right, ask us at your next visit.\u00a0 But be gentle-do not brush your teeth and gums too roughly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>** <\/strong>Remember to change your toothbrush every three months.<\/p>\n<p><strong>** <\/strong>Do not ignore the early signs of gum disease: bleeding gums, tender, puffy, or red gums; receding gums (pulling away from teeth), chronic bad breath, changes in bite, loose permanent teeth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>**TAKE PROPER CARE OF YOUR TEETH SO THEY LAST YOU A LIFETIME!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>**\u00a0Ensure you come in for regular\u00a0checkups and professional dental cleanings.\u00a0 ** Break the bad habit of biting on hard items like pens, ice, hard candies or popcorn kernels.\u00a0 Your teeth are meant for chewing soft foods.\u00a0 These habits can lead to chipped or broken teeth.\u00a0 They may also damage fillings, crowns or other restorations. ** [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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