Your smile Is So Beautiful

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. This is a wonderful holiday to spend some quality time with your significant other, friends, and family. Often, however, celebrating love on this romantic holiday means sharing sweets that can be harmful to your teeth. An uncomfortable toothache or yellowed smile could put a damper on your Valentine’s Day celebrations. In this week’s post, we’ll provide tips for keeping your teeth clean while enjoying delectable Valentine’s desserts and recommend cosmetic dentistry treatments that can help your smile dazzle your date.

Candy Concerns

One of the best parts of Valentine’s Day is the candies. What can beat sampling the flavors from a box of delectable chocolates or munching on heart-shaped confections? However, these sticky, sugary treats can cause plaque to form on your teeth. This gooey film contains bacteria whose acids can wear away at your enamel, decaying your teeth. Fortunately, you can both enjoy your sweets and preserve your healthy smile by following our Valentine’s Day tips, which include:

· Drink lots of water. Taking sips during your meals or in between bites of chocolate can help wash away debris and prevent plaque formation. In addition, staying hydrated helps keep your saliva flow up, which can also fight decay.

· Chew sugar-free xylitol gum.

that this substance can help prevent cavities by interfering with bacteria and cleaning your teeth.

· Avoid sour, gummy candies.

In terms of your dental health, not all sweets are created equal. The worst offenders are sour, gummy candies because they stick to your teeth and increase the acidity of your saliva.

· Schedule your sugar.

Having small nibbles of candy throughout the day might seem like a good idea, but it can actually increase your risk for cavities, since it involves constantly exposing your teeth to these potentially damaging substances. We recommend scheduling a time for Valentine’s Day fun and refraining throughout the rest of the day.

· Brush and floss your teeth.

Maintaining excellent dental hygiene is always important, but especially on a candy-filled holiday like Valentine’s Day. Even if you’re in a hurry heading off to a party, taking a couple minutes to clean your teeth could save you time, money, and discomfort in the future.