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A New Year, A Healthier Mouth: Tips From Your Highlands Dental Clinic

With the New Year right around the corner, most of us are sitting down and making a list of resolutions – or ways in which we want to better ourselves for the upcoming 2015 year. So what do New Year’s resolutions have to do with having a happier, healthier mouth, teeth, and gums? Quite a bit, actually! Here at Crosby Family Dental, your local Highlands dental clinic, we love helping our patients by not only giving them excellent dental care but by also providing education and tips to keep their smile healthy and happy.

  1. Make a resolution to start brushing your teeth for two minutes, twice a day. This will help you have healthier teeth, a whiter smile, fewer cavities, good breath, and you’ll avoid serious dental issues.
  2. It’s also important that you start flossing twice a day. This is an integral part of having a healthy mouth.
  3. Chew sugarless gum after meals. When you chew sugarless gum for 20 minutes after each meal, you help fight tooth decay.
  4. Make sure you’re eating a healthy and balanced diet. It’s also important that you limit your snacks in between your meals. Not only will you be healthier because of this, but your teeth will be healthier, too.
  5. Drink water that has fluoride in it. Fluoride helps prevent cavities by making teeth more resistant to the acid attacks that cause cavities.
  6. See your dentist for regular check ups twice a year. This will ensure that you catch any dental problems early before they become painful and costly.

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