Month: September 2015

Here at Crosby Family Dental, your local Huffman TX dental office, wants to help you achieve an oral health that will make you feel remarkable and vibrant. Today we’re going to talk about some common flossing mistakes so that you can ensure that you’re not making them.

• You’re not flossing both sides of your teeth. If you’re just sliding the floss down and then pulling it up, you’re only doing 50% of the job! When you floss, you need to make sure that you’re cleaning both sides of the teeth.
• Are you using the same section of floss between all of your teeth? You shouldn’t be! Why? Because when you’re flossing, you’re removing bacteria from between your teeth and from below your gum line. If you keep using the same section of floss between each tooth, you’re spreading the bacteria around rather than really removing it.
• Don’t snap that floss down hard between your teeth. Instead, try working the floss back and forth while applying a firm but controlled downward pressure. This will ensure that you don’t injury your gums or cause trauma.
• Do you floss aimlessly without a plan? You’re going to need a roadmap of what order you’re going to floss your teeth. Otherwise, you can quickly become confused and forget which teeth have been flossed and which haven’t! It may be easiest to start in the upper right and go to the upper left, then come down to the lower teeth in the bottom left and move across to the bottom right.

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Some people think that dentists get nightmares about Halloween. It could very well be true! Dentists, like the dentist of Crosby Family Dental, care about children’s teeth! They know that habits formed as children can last a lifetime. We know that you don’t want your dentist to have nightmares on Halloween, so we came up with a list of things that give dentists nightmares, so you can avoid doing them.

Things that Give Your Dentist Nightmares

• The mere thought of children eating mounds of sticky candy like caramels and tootsie rolls gives a dentist dreams of giant cavity monsters!
• The image of children falling asleep, exhausted from Trick or Treating with a lollipop in their mouths make dentist wake up in sweats!
• The thought of a child eating a big ball of sticky sweet pop corn can keep him awake altogether.
• The thought of that same popcorn eating child not flossing before bedtime, well you can only imagine the horrors they see in their dreams!
• When he or she finally falls asleep they see children grabbing boxes of jujubes and fruit leather from the bowl left on someone’s porch in their dreams and they wake up with a start!
• The idea of a child chewing sugary gum, bathing their teeth in sugar water, oh! You just can’t imagine…it gives dentists the shakes!

Be nice to your dentist!

Spare them! Avoid the sticky candy!

Go for easy melting chocolate! Floss and brush your teeth extra well on Halloween!

Do it for your kind dentist, who cares about your teeth!!

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For most of us, brushing out teeth comes as second nature. We hardly even think about it when we’re doing it. As a trusted Huffman dentist, we want everyone to know that brushing correctly is a key part of good oral health, as well as a great way to avoid cavities and gum disease. Today we’re going to help you brush up on your teeth brushing skills with some tips.

• Firstly, to brush properly you need the right toothbrush. We suggest considering the size of your mouth – if you’re straining to open your mouth wide enough to get your toothbrush in, then the tooth brush is probably too big. A proper toothbrush should feel comfortable in your mouth and hand.
• Secondly, it’s important to know that you have to give it time. Brush at least twice a day for two minutes each time. Try dividing your mouth into 4 seconds and spend 30 seconds on each second. Most people fall short of the 2 minutes without even realizing.
• While you should definitely brush twice a day for 2 minutes each time, don’t overdo it, either! If you brush more than three times a day, you’re risking wearing down tooth enamel and causing damage to your gums.
• Make sure you perfect your technique! If you’re used wide, side-to-side strokes, you may be causing damage to your gum line. Try to hold your brush at a 45 degree angle to your gums and make an up and down motion using shorter strokes. Brush outer and inner tooth surfaces, back molars, and your tongue.

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