Is Your Smile Causing You to Look Older?

Our smile can help us to feel younger and more energetic. When we are happy and smile at others around us, it encourages others to smile and be happy. This happiness is contagious and can help set off a storm of positivity. But when you smile if you’re missing teeth, or you have cracked or broken teeth, it may be causing you to look older than you really are. You may be concerned how your body looks or whether you have wrinkles, but your smile may be the cause of you not looking as youthful as you want. Here are 3 tips to fixing your smile that may help you look younger.

If your teeth are shorter in the front, this can cause you to appear as if you have no teeth when you smile. Ask Dr. Strutz and her team today about the potential for veneers. They look like your natural teeth and can help restore your smile.

If you have wear and tear on your teeth and they look boxy. It can look unnatural and age you. In order to help fix this, veneers can help recreate a healthy looking youthful smile or tooth colored material may be added to surfaces..

Cracked and broken teeth, can cause overall health problems, they also can impact your desire to smile causing you to feel embarrassed. Veneers are another great option to help create a more youthful looking smile and lessen the impact of dental problems.

While veneers may be a viable option to fix most of your dental problems. There are other solutions.

For more information on fixing your smile, contact Dr. Judy Strutz and her team today.

Don’t Waste Time On Other Sleep Apnea Options

On a day-to-day basis you may be reliant upon caffeinated beverages, high sugar treats or snacking on carbohydrates for that instant 'keep you awake' charge that gets you through the afternoon. But you don’t need to put your body through any more than it is already going through. Individuals who suffer from sleep apnea may begin to feel as if they are losing their mind.

You may forget things, struggle to find objects you have put down, or get lost when you are driving somewhere because you are so tired, you can’t keep track of all the details of your life that are passing you by. Some individuals have reported an inability to recall words for objects they have seen their entire life.

Now, you can get help. Dr. Judy Strutz and her team can complete a consultation with you on your sleep patterns, how you feel and other symptoms to determine if you are 1 of thousands who are impacted by the symptoms of sleep apnea. Once you have completed this initial consultation, options will be discussed to get you back on track.

         For more information on options for sleep apnea contact Dr. Strutz and her team today. 

3 Reasons Why Lip Tie Procedures Are Hard To Diagnose

 

Lip tie procedures used to be completed by a midwife as soon as the baby was born. The midwife would use a long pinky nail to cut and separate the frenum from the lip. Now days updated laser technology allows the procedure to be completed relatively quickly and with minimal pain. Even though there are better techniques, thousands of parents and their babies suffer for months before someone realizes the problem. 

Here are 3 reasons why Lip Ties are hard to diagnose in babies.

1.     Lip tie problems are difficult to diagnose because there are a variety of variations of lip tie. Sometimes the frenum is very thick and other times it is thinner, but still causing a problem for your baby to latch on when breastfeeding.

2.     When your baby first begins to have a problem breastfeeding it may be the last thing you or a doctor looks for. Thus assuming your baby’s problem when latching on to eat is caused by an improper breastfeeding technique or because you are stressed, rather then because of a lip tie.

3.     Most babies are born with some degree of lip tie, but it may not be clear right away how that is going to impact you and your baby until you begin to breastfeed.

While it may be the last thing someone looks at, if you are having trouble breastfeeding rule out a lip tie first. Contact Dr. Judy Strutz and her team for more information on what to look for when determining if your baby needs a laser procedure for lip tie.

Oh How I Love My Smile! I Can Count The Ways.

Do you spend time looking in the mirror, evaluating your smile? Do you see every coffee stain, every crown, and every filling you had put in since you were a kid? Are your front teeth crooked and it bothers you? There are options. Depending on the type of restorative dentistry you are hoping for, Dr. Strutz and her team can work to provide you options. There are crowns, veneers, dentures and bridges that can be used to restore your smile to the youthful appearance you used to have and love.

Restoring your smile to its natural beauty will not only enhance your smile, but it can bring about the positive changes you want for your life. Smiling when you go into a job interview can help improve your chances of getting the job above other people. Employers across the globe admit, that a person’s smile is the first thing they look at. You don’t have to hide any longer from a new job, friends or a relationship, a consultation with Dr. Judy Strutz and her team can help lay out the ground work for the all of the exciting new things that a new smile can give you.

If you don’t love your smile, contact Dr.Strutz and her team today for options.

You Are Worth It!

You give time to your family, time to your friends, clean up after the kids,  and get coffee with a friend. In the end of all this may lead you feeling tired, run down, and you may not have time for yourself.  But it is important for you to take care of yourself and your smile. Here are 3 tips, from Dr. Judy Strutz, that you can follow through with to keep your smile in great shape.

1.     Oil pulling. Complete oil pulling first thing in the morning when you wake up. Utilize coconut or sunflower oil in order to remove food particles from between the teeth. Don’t swallow any of the oil, but just swish back and forth for about twenty minutes.

2.     Fix broken teeth. While a broken tooth may not seem like a big deal it can impact your smile and your other teeth! One broken tooth can lead to wearing down other teeth, causing pain and other dental problems.

3.     Visit the prosthodontist if you have jaw trouble. Don’t let problems and pain continue as many times it can easily and affordably be corrected. Jaw pain could mean your bite is off, which can then cause you to break teeth as you bite down to consume some of your favorite foods.

Don’t waste time with a smile you don’t love. You are worth the smile that will last you a lifetime.

Contact Dr. Strutz & her team today for more information. 

Sleep Apnea Doesn’t Impact Just Certain People

You can be 20, slim and female and be impacted by sleep apnea. But you can also be 38, slightly overweight and male and yet still be impacted by sleep apnea. Sleep apnea does not discriminate based on age, gender, or where you are from. Sleep apnea impacts more than 18 million individuals today. While some people go untreated for years, "It is important," says Dr. Judy Strutz, "to get help as soon as possible.”

Sleep apnea can be deadly and can cause a negative impact across all aspects of your life. You may feel depressed, lack the ability to focus, or pay attention to details in your life. While other individuals may become overly grumpy and seem to be on a short fuse. Some individuals may snore while others impacted by sleep apnea quit breathing several times throughout the night. You may have low oxygen levels and fragmented sleep where you wake up several times throughout the night as your oxygen levels are cut off.

No matter who you are, if you suspect you are someone with sleep apnea, don’t wait. Get treatment today and start living a better life tomorrow. For more information, contact Dr. Strutz today.

Four Tips to Managing Halitosis

Everyone is impacted by bad breath from time to time, but it doesn’t mean you have to live with it forever. Follow these simple steps to reducing the problem of bad breath and don’t wait for an embarrassing moment with a loved one to remind you that you need to take better care of your dental health. Halitosis can be caused not only by the food you eat but also because of bacteria in the mouth.

The first line of defense against halitosis is brushing and flossing regularly. If you can decrease your risk of periodontal disease, bacteria, and decay you drastically decrease your chance of bad breath. The only way to remove food from the teeth and gums is to brush and floss regularly. 

If you have problems with decay, make sure to get those teeth taken care of right away. Decay left untreated not only can cause extreme pain, and expensive procedures, but it can also make the problem of your halitosis worse. Bacteria not dealt with creates halitosis.

Another way to reduce your bad breath is by drinking water. It increases the saliva production in the mouth. Increased saliva decreases smells and bacteria growth. “The more water you consume the less likely you will be impacted by dry mouth which contributes to bad breath,” says Dr. JudithStrutz.  

For more information on how to combat halitosis, contact Dr. Strutz and her team today.

Two Potential Problems of Tongue-Tie

Some parents have found there is very little information on tongue-ties. They may have a baby that is fussy and struggling to latch on properly when breastfeeding. As a new mom, it can become overwhelming and frustrating, and you may feel it is your fault your baby cannot eat. At wits end you seek help and determine your baby is impacted with a tongue-tie. While you may be told to hold off on any procedures because it may 'fix itself', in order to give your baby the proper nutrition, you may have to provide other food sources. Dr. Strutz wants you to know there are risks to waiting to have a tongue-tie procedure and many times it solves the issues related to breastfeeding and much more.

Dr. Judith Strutz, says that some babies who do not get the procedure done relatively quickly after diagnosis may struggle to maintain proper weight. Without eating enough, they are not able to gain the necessary weight to stay healthy. Once the procedure is completed most babies are able to resume their normal eating habits and many breastfeed immediately after.

Then as your child gets older they may struggle to say certain sounds. The tongue in the mouth sits in a particular spot when saying particular sounds. When your child is saying the 's' or 't' sound if their tongue is not able to position itself correctly the sound may become more of a 'w.' While this may seem like a minor problem when they are younger, the older they get the more trouble they may experience with talking.

For more information on the problems of a tongue-tie, contact Dr. Strutz and her team.

Sleep Apnea Can Be Managed

Did you know you don’t have to suffer with sleep apnea? Night after night you may toss and turn or go through your days drinking large amounts of coffee only to feel tired the next day. You may snore, or wake up your partner in the middle of the night because you stop breathing. You don’t have live with these symptoms. You can stand up to sleep apnea and say no more. Dr. Judy Strutz, a San Bernardino prosthodontist and sleep apnea dentist says, one of the first things patients say to her is that they didn’t know they could get help.

This procedure begins like other dental visits with Dr.Strutz, she’ll complete a comprehensive exam that evaluates whether you suffer from airway challenges and then will recommend a home sleep test. Once it is determined that you would benefit from a dental sleep apnea appliance, Dr. Strutz will determine what type of dental device is best for you. Now Dr.Strutz and her team can customize an appliance to fit your mouth and open up the airway. This will allow you to breathe in the air you need during the night, thus preventing you from waking up.

Sleep apnea can impact your ability to reach rem sleep. The longer you go without this level of sleep the more damage that it causes. You may fall asleep while driving, lose your job and reach a deep depression where you see no way out. Being overly tired can cause hallucinations and problems with focus and attention.

Don’t waste one more minute on sleep apnea, call Dr. Judy Strutz and her team today.

Do You Need a Cosmetic Dentistry Procedure?

It can be difficult to discern in our world today whether you need cosmetic dentristy procedure. You may feel the pressure from your friends when they smile during a coffee chat session, to have your smile as white or as straight as theirs. Dr. Judy Strutz, a San Bernardino prosthodontist and cosmetic dentist, encourages patients to think about the long term impact that some dental problems may cause instead of only looking at the cosmetic dentistry side. 

While stained, cracked and broken teeth may seem to only be an issue for that photo you take out on the town with friends, in fact cracked and broken teeth can impact you significantly. It may be holding you back from a promotion. 50% of adults admit the first thing they look at, when meeting a person for the first time, is their smile. You deserve the best in your life, so don’t let a small thing like a chipped tooth keep you from achieving the life you deserve.

Whether it is something small or something big that is causing you to cover your smile with your lips, you can achieve the smile you want with a restorative cosmetic dentistry procedure and never feel the need to hide your smile again.

                                    For more information, contact Dr. Strutz  and her team today.