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When It Comes To Dating, Let Your Smile Do The Talking

REGARDLESS OF YOUR AGE, are you smack dab in the middle of the whole dating scene? Some of us are young, never been married, etc. Others of us find ourselves “back” in the dating scene as a result of life’s twists and turns (such as divorce, etc.). Either way… Does it feel a little overwhelming? Even scary? The primping, the get-to-know-you-small-talk, worrying about the infamous goodnight kiss, etc.? Your Confident Smile Is Your Greatest Dating Asset Forget about having a fancy car! It’s not that...

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How A Little Sunshine Helps Our Teeth

WHO DOESN’T LOVE A LITTLE SUNSHINE? Not only does it feel fantastic, but it also has numerous health benefits. Sunshine improves our mood, our immune functions, and catalyzes vitamin D production in our bodies. Vitamin D Is Important To Our Healthy Smiles Vitamin D supports oral health in two ways: It Helps Our Bodies Absorb And Utilize Calcium One of vitamin D’s major functions is moderating other vitamins and minerals—including calcium. Calcium fortifies our teeth and supports jaw and bone strength. That’s why we fortify milk (a great source...

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A Quick History Lesson About Dental Comfort

DID YOU KNOW THAT A DENTIST discovered anesthetic? It’s true. Life-saving surgeries were made possible in part by a dentist’s attempts to make his patients more comfortable! Before the days of “preventative” dental care, painful tooth extractions were a way of life. Here are a few people who helped change that… Horace Wells Discovered Nitrous Oxide At A Street Performance Horace Wells was a Connecticut dentist. In 1844 he watched a traveling street show using nitrous oxide (laughing gas) to entertain passersby. Noticing that it dulled...

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When Your Toothbrush Isn’t Handy, Reach for Scrubber Foods!

WE’VE ALL BEEN IN SITUATIONS WHERE we’ve wished we had a toothbrush—but didn’t. Perhaps it was on a recent camping trip. Perhaps it was right after lunch, on a day when you were headed into an important business meeting. Regardless of when it was, you knew that a fresh, sparkling smile would bring the comfort and/or confidence you needed. Certain types of foods can help you in a pinch. Introducing Nature’s Tooth Scrubbers Scrubber foods naturally clean your teeth–not perfectly, but enough to help you...

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