Why You Really Want To Avoid Flossing (But Shouldn’t)

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How has your day been today? How about your week? “How are things going in general?” you’re wondering. Actually, what our Cleveland, TX team would really like to know is: How’s that flossing going and do you feel wonderful about it? Or, do you feel like you’d really love to toss your dental floss out the window and never think about it again? If it’s the second option, then we think you probably need our help at the moment, so you can move forward feeling much happier about incorporating dental floss into your dental hygiene routine. It might not sound possible but we promise: It really is!

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Toothbrushes: Tiring Decision Making Made Easy! 

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Figuring out which toothbrush to select doesn’t seem extremely difficult. That is, until you’re looking at what feels like about a thousand different options. You feel fortunate to have access to nearly any type of dental hygiene item you could possibly ever hope to acquire, and all within your local drugstore. However, just reaching for a brush and going along on your merry way is not going to happen. Can our Cleveland, TX team assist you in determining which brush to reach for, so you feel sure you’re going to be able to get a very good cleansing during your brushing sessions? But of course!

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Water: Times You Really Need To Rinse (Or Drink Up!) 

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It is certainly not lost on you that water is something that is classified as “good” for your smile health. You know that you are free to drink it whenever you wish because it cannot harm your oral health but instead has beneficial properties. However, as for when it’s actually very important to rinse your smile, to drink more water, etc., you can’t say that you’ve got the details all sorted out and memorized. Not to worry! Our knowledgeable Cleveland, TX team will make understanding the details easy, so you can more intuitively rinse (or sip) in the future, as you protect your grin!

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Flossing Benefits: A Much-Needed Lightning Round!

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Sometimes, it’s easy to get caught up solely in what you really want to do versus what you don’t feel like doing, rather than considering the why behind accomplishing that particular task. When it comes to flossing your smile as part of your daily smile care, for instance, you may decide that you’re not really in the mood to floss, that you’d rather just skip it, and you may only sometimes do it. Or, maybe you don’t do it at all! To help remind you about the why behind flossing, so you can gather up a new batch of motivation, our Cleveland, TX team offers you a lightning round of the major benefits!

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The Gingivitis Rundown: Essentials To Remember! 

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If gingivitis isn’t something you can exactly rattle off lots of facts about, in terms of keeping your smile very healthy, then now is probably a very good time to allow our Cleveland, TX team to help you take care of that! Why, you wonder? Well, just like other issues, such as tooth decay, that may seem almost harmless at first glance, we remind you that all stages of gum disease pose quite a threat! When you’re educated on these topics and are fully prepared to protect your smile, there’s nothing to worry about. So, let’s make sure you know just what to do (and why).

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3 Things You Didn’t Realize Could Encourage Decay

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There are things that you have long had memorized that are clear and obvious causers of cavities! You know that you shouldn’t sit around eating candy all day every day or it might cause oral health problems. You know, as well, that if you don’t brush and floss your smile, you’re probably headed for tooth decay. With that said, you may have had an inkling somewhere along the way that you haven’t been entirely connecting the dots in terms of the many ways you can promote the development of decay. The good news? Our Cleveland, TX team can offer you the insight you want (and need). Any more questions? Just let us know!

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Things That Can Ruin An Otherwise Awesome Hygiene Session

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When you’re brushing your smile and then you floss, and you get everything nice and clean, you should be able to finish this dental hygiene experience with a smile on your face! You should feel successful, accomplished, and you should be able to then simply move on with your day with the knowledge that you’re keeping your oral health on track. However, when something is getting in the way of these positive outcomes and instead, you’re dealing with hygiene sessions that are ruined as they go, our Cleveland, TX team reminds you that there is probably something you need to address! Whatever it is, make the changes necessary or give us a call and we will help!

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4 Things You Didn’t Realize Were Making Your Breath Bad

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That pepperoni pizza? Of course it caused bad breath! Your oops moment when you accidentally fell asleep without brushing or flossing your smile? Yep, that will do it. Sometimes, you can quickly figure out why you have funky breath without question. At other times, however, you may be at a loss. You realize that your unpleasant breath isn’t subsiding but as for what you might be doing to contribute to this problem? You just can’t figure it out. While coming in to see our Cleveland, TX team will quickly help you regain your nice-smelling smile, we can help you better understand what might be going on.

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Right Or Wrong? Your Brushing Knowledge!

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Your brushing knowledge: Is it right? Or, is it wrong? Are you on track with the things that you think you should be doing or are you close but not quite accurate? Remember that when you have all of the information you need to complete a job well done with your dental hygiene, you can look forward to the results you’re striving for (which include a healthy smile). However, when you’re only almost there, this will often yield a smile that is only almost healthy. So, review some brushing details with our Cleveland, TX patients frequently feel a bit uncertain about and you’ll feel much better about your approach!

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Your Smile Health: Do I Need To Brush More?

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One of those natural questions patients tend to come up with in terms of their dental hygiene follows: Do I need to brush my teeth more? This might include the frequency with which you brush on a daily basis or the length of time you spend during each session. As for whether or not the answer is yes or no, it depends on your current level of care that you provide yourself! In short, you should brush twice daily, each session lasting two minutes. However, our Cleveland, TX team would like to delve a bit deeper, as we address some common reasons this question is so often asked of us, as you gather up what may be some helpful insight!

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