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7 Steps Toward
Maintaining A Winning Smile
By
Matthew Keegan
If you have teeth – let’s
hope that you do! – there are several steps you can take to make
sure that they last and look attractive in the process. Short of
bleaching your teeth, which you may want to consider having
done, the following seven steps will help you present a winning
smile every time you flash a grin.
1. Don’t smoke.
For obvious reasons, smoking is bad for the human body. It is
particularly tough on the teeth! Avoid smoking and your teeth
will be whiter and less susceptible to disease.
2. Drink water.
We all love our soft drinks and coffee. Trouble is, we like
these beverages too much! Better to quench your thirst with
something that actually does just that and doesn’t bring harm to
your pearly whites.
3. Brush twice daily.
Three times is best! Yes, as soon as you finish eating you
should brush your teeth. If you are at work, you can make a stop
into the bathroom to take care of business. To clean your teeth,
that is. If you cannot brush at work, at the very least drink
water to wash away the residual food items lingering in your
mouth!
4. Go to the dentist.
Twice a year is ideal; more often if you have ongoing or
reoccurring problems with your gums or with bad breath.
5. Avoid sweets.
Sure, this is a difficult thing to do. At the very least, limit
your intake and then brush soon after you consume your favorite
candies.
6. Eat healthy.
A diet rich in fibers and nutrients is wise. Your teeth will
benefit from your good food choices as well as suffer from your
bad food choices.
7. Floss those teeth.
Yes, flossing is no fun. As my dental assistant once said, “only
floss between those teeth you want to keep.” You get the
picture.
Of course, if your teeth are
beyond repair you may have to opt for dentures. For mostly
everyone else, that should be incentive enough for you to
maintain good dental hygiene and to keep that winning smile
every time you flash a grin.
Matt Keegan is The
Article Writer covering topics as diverse as teeth whitening
to politics. There is a difference, right? You can view his site
at
http://www.thearticlewriter.com
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