Take Time For You!

Are you stressed? Does the holiday season leave you feeling tired and drained before it even really starts? These and other day-to-day stressors can be impacting your smile more than you know. Stress causes us to hide our smile and increases negative habits such as biting your nails, eating in between meals or consuming high sugary or carbohydrate foods. All of these factors may be damaging your smile. 

Your health is at risk and so is your smile. This holiday season, make sure to take time for you and decrease your stress levels.  Here are 5 things you may consider doing instead when you feel stressed that can contribute to keeping your smile healthy.

1.     Go for a walk with your favorite friend. Low impact walking is proven to decrease stress and increase your desire to smile.

2.     Complete a relaxing craft or puzzle.

3.     Read a great book.

4.     Call a friend you haven’t talked to in a while and check in.

5.     Sit and take deep breaths in and out counting to five with each breath.

Taking time to enjoy life and decrease your stress is not only essential for your every day health, but is essential to keeping your smile in fantastic condition. For more information on the negative impact of stress and your smile, contact Dr. Judy Strutz and her team.

4 Ways A Crown Can Improve Your Smile

Crowns are a great cosmetic solution to fix your smile. While you may have teeth that have been impacted by an accident, dental disease or decay, crowns can restore the tooth to its original shape and improve the overall look of your smile.

Dr. Judith Strutz suggests, "Crowns look and feel like your regular teeth." They can come in multiple colors, depending on your preference, and be made of different materials. If you are covering a tooth in the front of your mouth your dentist may recommend a ceramic colored crown that better matches the color of your other teeth. If the tooth is further back in the mouth, a gold or stainless steel crown may be recommended.

Crowns improve your bite, which can decrease stress that is placed on the jawbone. If you have a cracked or weak tooth you may naturally move food to a different location in the mouth. While this eases up the stress on one part of the jaw, it causes more stress on other parts, as you are unevenly utilizing one side of the jawbone.

Crowns can cover a tooth that is cracked or broken. Cracked and broken teeth can cause you to feel very self-conscious when smiling. Crowns allow for the teeth to be covered up and return your smile to a more natural look while protecting the broken or chipped tooth from being damaged further.

For more options with your smile contact Dr. Strutz & her team today.