How “Getting A Grip” Could Be Causing Your Jaw Pain
Have you ever heard the term, “get a grip?” Typically this refers to taking hold of something and controlling the situation. It also means to keep or restore your self-control. While this is legitimate advice, the figurative statement can actually translate to literal physical pain and suffering.
When we are stressed, or feeling out of control, we often subconsciously hold our breath. We do this when faced with physical challenges such a striking a tennis ball correctly to lifting a challenging weight. An effective method for successfully executing these movements is to consciously breathe through the movement. It works, try it!
Fall – A Time For Change
The cycle of seasons is so beautifully displayed in our beloved state of Virginia. People drive to our state just to behold the changing of the seasons with our leaves displaying brilliant colors of red, yellow, orange, green, brown and every hue of color in between. It’s glorious.
During this time, it can often trigger a desire within us to make some significant changes as well. Has this happened to you yet? Perhaps you’ve been noticing that your teeth are changing color as well. This could be for numerous reasons. Age, heredity, habits and medical conditions can all lead to a change of your teeth color from its natural white to a yellowish or grayish color.
If You Fall Asleep Before You Brush
It’s late at night. You’ve had a long day at work. You’re exhausted and can hardly make it off the couch to get into your bed. You finally reach your bed and fall face first into your pillow….and you’re out…
Dental Appliances For Your Mouth
There are several reasons you may need the help of an oral appliance for some of your dental needs. If you’re experiencing smile dissatisfaction, you may choose to utilize Gardner & Swanner’s Invisalign technique to straighten gapped or misaligned teeth. Invisalign utilizes clear aligner trays to adjust your teeth.
Dental appliances are also used in some cases such as custom night guards for snoring, teeth grinding, teeth clenching, Bruxism, or sleep apnea. In each case, Gardner & Swanner may decide that a mouth guard or dental appliance is right for you.
Caring For Your Dental Implant
Gardner & Swanner offers an innovative solution to your missing tooth or teeth. Dental implants have the ability to securely replace the space that is missing in your mouth with a natural-looking artificial tooth that is placed on your implant. Implants have a 95 percent success rate. Most of the very first dental implants that were placed in the United States over 20 years ago are still in use and performing well.
Old Toothbrush? Don’t Trash It! Reuse it!
For proper dental care, it’s important to remember to brush twice a day and floss daily. Brushing twice a day can cause wear and tear on your toothbrush, so it is recommended to replace it every three months, or sooner if the bristles are frayed. That means you should be using at least four different toothbrushes in the course of one year. So, let’s do the math! If you have five members of your family, and each one uses four toothbrushes a year, that’s 20 toothbrushes consumed by your family in one year.
Important Dental Numbers And Periodontal Charting
When it comes to your dental care, it’s important to know a few key numbers that will help guide you to dental health. Numbers help track many things in life. Do you track your steps with a stepper that you wear around your wrist? Do you set your alarm in the morning taking into consideration the number of minutes it will take you to get to work? We depend on numbers in almost every area of our lives.
The Symmetry Of Spring
Happy Spring to you! Isn’t it a glorious season of the year? It’s a time of new growth. Your eyes get filled with all of the beautiful new colors bursting forth in floral majesty. Your nose begins to smell the…
Your Dog’s Fascination With Your Saliva
We just celebrated National Pet day. Did you post a picture of your pooch on social media? Isn’t it fun scrolling through the pictures of all of the cute pets that belong to your friends? Are you an indoor or…