2021 Smile!

Now that you have rung in the New Year, have you reflected? Did you set a New Year's resolution? If you did and your health is a part of that equation, start with your smile. Did you know that the health of your body is impacted by the health of your smile? Don't leave this critical component out of the equation.

If 2021 is the year for you to become healthier and on track with your fitness goals, schedule a consultation with Dr. Judy Strutz to start that health journey. When your smile is healthy, it can help ensure that your body is ready to work out, eat healthy, or enjoy the other opportunities you have planned for 2021. The health of your smile can ensure you can consume the food on your new healthy food plan. 

Please don't leave your smile behind on this health journey because you deserve it. For more information, contact Dr. Judy Strutz and her team or to schedule a consultation to ensure you have a healthy smile in 2021. 

Manuel or Electric Toothbrush?

While we have been reeling from the impact of COVID-19, and dental offices have not seen patients, your dental health must be still taken care of. But with all the information on dental health, what is the best system?

A manual toothbrush can provide a tried and true clean you need. However, the electric toothbrush depending on which; one you go with might provide a timer, superior plaque removal, and the ability to ensure your teeth are clean. While the research is still out on whether an electric or manual toothbrush is better, one thing is for sure, brushing is essential to ensure your smile is healthy.

No matter the toothbrush you go choose, you want to brush in gentle circles for at least 2 minutes. You want to avoid brushing too hard and be sure that the toothbrush head fits comfortably in your mouth.

While it can be difficult to reach the inside of your molars or the side closest to your cheek, not allowing plaque to build up in these hard to reach spots is imperative to having a healthy smile.

For more information on your dental health, contact Dr. Judy Strutz and her team today.

Are You Taking Care of Yourself?

With so much going on around you it can be easy to forget your needs. While you may be helping your children get to school work is done, ensuring that the house is clean and sterile and still doing your own job that pays the bills it can be easy to forget that you too need to be taken care of. 

Here are 5 Tips for ensuring that you are staying healthy during this difficult time. 

1. Take time to breathe. Breathing is one of the most important things we can do to stop negative thoughts in their tracks. While most people think breathing is something we do naturally, most people breathe shallowly throughout their day. Taking nice deep breaths in and out can release tension, decrease your stress level, and help you get back to a place of calm. 
2. Brush and floss your teeth. Brush for 2 minutes. While you are ensuring that your smile is taken care of in these two minutes; this also gives you time to take a step back and get your mind back on track. 
3. Start your morning off right. Either by grabbing a piece of fruit, going for a quick walk, or taking in the quiet sounds around you. A few minutes in the morning can change your entire day. 

Your health is so important to us. For more information about taking care of your health, look through our other blogs or contact us. Here is our website for more information: https://www.drjudystrutz.com/

Protect Your Health

No more than ever you must take care of your dental health. While we do not think of health being impacted by our smile or what is going on with our mouth, having a compromised immune system due to periodontal disease or other dental problems can make you vulnerable to other problems.

While washing your hands, brushing, flossing, drinking water and rinsing your teeth after consuming certain foods was always important. Did you know these things can help you fight against certain components of illnesses that are currently impacting people?

Rinsing your mouth with water after consuming food can ensure that bacteria does not build up on your teeth. If you have a cavity or a more serious dental problem, this can cause your body to go into fight mode, causing your immune system to have to move into overdrive. This can then cause long-term problems as well as creating a problem for your body if it needs to fight off other infections. If you think that you have an illness, please stay home, however, if you have a problem with your dental health taking care of the problem as soon as possible can ensure that you stay healthy through these difficult times.

For more information on protecting yourself, contact Dr.Judy Strutz and her team.

Make A Great First Impression

Too many dental patients around the world admit that their smile is holding them back from the life they want to live. They may be embarrassed, lack self-confidence, not go after the job they want to have, all because their teeth have stains or are broken. There is no reason to continue living with a smile you don't love to show off. Your smile should never impact your desire to live life the way you want to. And, if your smile isn’t all you want, we can help.

 

There are options for being able to fix a broken or cracked tooth. We know that your smile is such a crucial part of how you identify yourself in your world. Don't suffer alone anymore. Let Dr. Judy Strutz and her cosmetic team help you find a beautiful smile.

Not only can cracked or broken teeth impact your self-confidence, but they can also impact your overall dental health. Some cracks in your teeth may cause pain when eating, swollen gums or you may have teeth that have become sensitive to hot or cold liquids. If you are having any of these problems, don't wait to get help.

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

Don’t Keep Quiet!

There are times when sharing your deepest darkest secrets is not in your best interest. Sometimes you need to hide behind something and not share it with everyone. Your dental history, pain, and dental goals are not something you should hide. It is something you need to share with your dentist to ensure that you have the best support that you need. You cannot get help if you are not being honest with your dental team.

Sometimes we feel shame about the decisions we have made. You might even guilty we don’t floss or brush enough. Maybe, you didn’t take care of your smile and that is why you are feeling like there is a problem. Nothing can be done if you don’t give yourself an honest chance to succeed. You run the risk of causing a larger problem to your smile. Sometimes the decisions that can be made to change or fix your smile is done sooner rather than later. It gives you and your dental team more options to ensure you have the beautiful and healthy smile you deserve.

For more information on keeping your smile healthy, contact Dr. Judy Strutz and her team!

Avoid Dental Emergencies

Nothing is worse than having a cracked or broken tooth interrupt your holiday plans. This year you can take care of problems ahead of time to decrease the risk of having problems when you want to be with family. Here are 5 tips to helping you stay out of the dentist's office with an emergency this Holiday Season.

1. Get problems taken care of. If you have a tooth that is bothering you or is cracked or broken schedules your appointment now.
2. Brush and floss regularly. This is a great way not only to keep your smile healthy but also to cut down on problems.
3. Don’t use your teeth as tools. If you are opening packages or using your teeth as tools you run a higher risk of damaging the structure of your teeth.
4. Don’t chew on ice. Cracked and broken teeth can happen when the enamel on your teeth is weakened. Chewing on ice can cause problems you don’t need.
5. Use a mouthguard. If you and your family get together over the holidays and play a little ball, street hockey or football, protect your smile with a mouthguard.

• more information on avoiding dental catastrophes over the holiday break, contact Dr. Judy Strutz and her team.

10 Interesting Facts

There is so much information that is floating around about your smile and your dental health it can be difficult to keep all of it straight. It is critical to keep your smile healthy in order to ensure that your smile lasts a lifetime.

 Here are 9 interesting facts about your teeth and dental health that can help you navigate your dental health.

1.     Periodontal disease doesn’t start out as a major dental problem, but left untreated it can lead to one.

2.     The average American spends 38.5 total days brushing their teeth.

3.     Flossing is the only way to remove debris from your smile to keep it healthy.

4.     Dental check-ups should include oral health screenings.

5.     Bad breath may be sign that something more serious is going on.

6.     The type of food you consume can negatively impact the overall health of your smile.

7.     Once you lose one tooth you are more likely to lose another.

8.     Your teeth tell a story about the choices of your life.

9.     Nearly every adult has at least one cavity.

For more information on your dental health, contact Dr. Judy Strutz and her Team!

Time To Get Motivated!

Have you been waiting for the perfect time to get your dream smile? Have you picked up the phone to call Dr. Judy Strutz’s cosmetic dental team and at the last minute changed your mind? Now that we are in the middle of summer and the end of the year is fast approaching, don’t wait one more minute. Get motivated to get the smile you deserve and start living your life now.

It can be easy to put ourselves on the backburner with so many other things going on, but having a beautiful smile is more than that, it’s about having the healthiest and best smile you can in order to ensure you have opportunities to live the life you want. A smile that is impacted by dental decay, cracked or broken teeth can impact you not only in your personal life, or your career life, but your overall health as well. Having a healthy smile can ensure that your heart and other organs continue to run at optimum levels instead of shutting down due to dental decay.

Completing a cosmetic dental procedure now can help open up other doors for you. Maybe you have been holding yourself back because you don’t like to smile. Dental research shows that employers look at your smile when they are interviewing people for a job. But if you’re too busy hiding your smile, they may miss out on your other amazing qualities. For more information on cosmetic dental procedures, contact Dr. Judy Strutz and her team today.

Yoga and The Positive Impact On Your Smile

You have probably heard the positives for yoga and your overall health, but here is another important way that yoga can improve your dental health. Our body parts are interconnected and what problems we incur in one part of the body can impact another part. For example, when we hold stress in our upper bodies, neck or shoulders it can cause stress and tightness in the jaw which can lead to grinding your teeth.

Grinding your teeth has numerous negative consequences on the overall health of your smile including cracking, breaking or damaging your teeth as well as a potential for jaw pain that negatively impacts your ability to consume the foods you love.

But yoga can help all of that. Breathing deeply, while being on your mat can decrease your stress and help you to better handle life’s pressures.   Studies also show people who are stressed out are less likely to take care of their smile. They may worry more about day to day issues, and spend less time really taking care of their health. Doing yoga just a few times a week can improve your overall outlook on life and help keep your smile healthy for a lifetime.

For more information on the positives of yoga and your smile, contact Dr. Judy Strutz and her team.

Don’t Let Fear Derail Your Dental Health

Are you one of the 15% of Americans that are living with dental phobia or dental fear? You may have daily dental pain you live with because every time you go to schedule that appointment with your dentist, the fear takes over. Dr. Judy Strutz and her amazing team of dental professionals can help. From the very beginning of your visit, to your time in the chair, to when you walk out the door with a smile you love, we can help make your visit extraodinary. Let us know when you schedule your appointment that dental phobia and fear is something that impacts you.

Prior to any treatment Dr. Strutz and her team will sit down with you and discuss your concerns. Once a consultation is complete, she will then walk you through the plan she believes will be in your best interest long term. This can help you to become comfortable with office, their procedures, and what your visits will look like in the future. Her goal is to help you keep your smile for a lifetime, by providing the highest quality product which means you may be able to restore and then just maintain.

On the day of the appointment remember to breathe, get a good night’s sleep, and do activities that help keep you calm. A quick yoga session may be exactly what you need. Once you have arrived, the team will continue to assure you and help support you through your procedure. After your visit, you can enjoy the benefits of a healthy smile, without the negatives of decay, pain, and future anxiety.

You deserve a healthy smile, contact Dr. Strutz and her team today to help decrease your dental fear.