Holiday Hard Candies: The Hidden Hazard You Miss!

As you peruse your options throughout each and every holiday meal and party you attend, you will likely find that there are oh-so-many sweets that tickle your fancy! However, you may feel that you’re heading into Christmastime with a serious eye for those sweets that are (or are not) considered the worst offenders for your smile. You skip the super sticky, stretchy, taffy-like stuff. You avoid anything too chewy. You steer clear of highly crunchy things. You think, as a result, that you’re in the clear when you select hard holiday candies! Of course, you think! This is the best solution when you want some sugar. However, our Livonia, MI team reminds you (in many ways) that hard candies actually pose some serious oral health risks!

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When Teeth Feel Sensitive Over The Holidays

What should you do if your smile feels sensitive over the holidays? Well, if it feels sensitive right this minute and you’re worried about it, then you should probably pick up the phone to contact our Livonia, MI team! However, what if your tooth sensitivity happens to crop up once the excitement, travel, parties, and more have begun? Is there anything you can do to make your teeth feel a bit better, to avoid any additional aggravation, and to feel like you have a plan in place, so you can allow yourself to relax and have fun? Why, of course there is!

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Tooth Loss And The Holidays

There’s a lot to think about as you prepare for the holidays, which means if you’re dealing with tooth loss, you may feel overwhelmed. As you are already focused on so many things, experiencing any level of stress in regard to your oral health can make things so much less festive and happy! Remember: Even though it may feel like you’re faced with an insurmountable challenge or something you don’t really want to deal with, missing teeth aren’t the end of the world. Our Livonia, MI team can help! Get started by considering the ways the upcoming holidays fit in with the loss of your teeth and what you can do about it!

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3 Things To Throw Away (And When)

When you think about your dental hygiene, you may spend most of your time thinking about how to use products properly and how to keep your smile clean. As a result, you don’t spend much time focused on what you should be throwing out once you’ve used it or exactly how long a particular product is going to be good for use. As a result, today, our Livonia, MI team would like to help you improve your smile care at home by offering extremely important (and very easy) tips that will ensure your hygiene products are working for, not against, you.

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Your Smile: 3 Things Your Future Self With Thank You For

Usually, when you’re taking care of your smile, you’re focused on the here and now. How clean are you getting your teeth? What are you doing today that will ensure you’re not currently developing decay or promoting other sorts of problems? For some, this is wonderful motivation. However, for others, since all may look A-OK today, it’s often much more motivating and helpful to focus on the future. What might your future self be over-the-top happy about and thankful for in regard to the dental care you’re practicing right now? Our Livonia, MI team can come up with some simple yet inspiring possibilities.

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Cold Days And Dry Lips: What To Do?

It is truly amazing how just a bit of a dip in the temperatures can bring your lips from enjoying daily comfort to feeling like crinkled up tissue paper that is about to crack. Nobody wants to experience dry winter lips and you may even have some idea that they’re coming. However, you don’t know when! Then, lo and behold, you find yourself in discomfort with tissue like sandpaper and you’re trying to figure out what to do to remedy the situation! Wonderful news: Even though you may not have realized it, this is definitely something that our Livonia, MI team can help you with! Get ready for some simple but highly effective lip health help.

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