{"id":12152,"date":"2022-10-03T12:46:40","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T19:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arrowdentalarts.com\/home\/?p=12152"},"modified":"2022-10-03T12:46:51","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T19:46:51","slug":"7-incredible-ways-to-properly-prepare-your-teeth-and-mouth-for-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arrowdentalarts.com\/home\/7-incredible-ways-to-properly-prepare-your-teeth-and-mouth-for-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Incredible Ways to Properly Prepare Your Teeth and Mouth for Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here are seven great ideas for improving your dental health this fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><strong>Get rid of that mouth!<\/strong>:\u00a0You&#8217;re likely thinking about cleaning your gutters if you are a homeowner.\u00a0You&#8217;ll have a lot of trash to clean if you have twelve months worth of debris on your roof.\u00a0Your teeth are the same, especially if it has been 12 months.\u00a0Get out your calendar and start planning ahead, as the dental office schedule can get very busy around this time.<\/li><li><strong>Change Your Toothbrush.<\/strong>\u00a0Both homeowners and renters know the old-fashioned method of changing heating and air conditioning filters in the spring.\u00a0This is also a good time to change your toothbrush.\u00a0Also, make sure to change your toothbrush when you replace the filter.\u00a0These are some\u00a0tips to help you choose the best toothbrush.<\/li><li><strong>Get a pack of Xylitol Gum:<\/strong>This little trick is starting to get noticed.\u00a0Use Xylitol, a natural sweetener derived naturally from plants, in a sugar-free gum.\u00a0It doesn&#8217;t dissolve like sugar and helps maintain a neutral pH in the mouth.\u00a0Both can help prevent cavities.<\/li><li><strong>Get rid of a bad Habit:<\/strong>\u00a0Smoking,\u00a0acidic drinks, and chewing habits that cause damage to your teeth are all possible ways to get rid of it.\u00a0It&#8217;s a smart idea to do so now, as there is less pressure on your willpower, which makes a successful effort even more likely.<\/li><li><strong>Make a Habit:<\/strong>\u00a0There are many good habits that you can adopt to keep your teeth healthy all year.\u00a0Try some new habits this fall to give your mouth a boost.\u00a0You might try some new techniques, such as\u00a0dry brushing\u00a0or making the right food choices. If you are a sports fan, wearing a\u00a0protective mouthguard\u00a0is also advisable.\u00a0You can try a few to get a feel for what works best for you.<\/li><li><strong>Get an early holiday gift:<\/strong>\u00a0Who says you have to wait for the holidays to pamper yourself?\u00a0You don&#8217;t have to wait until the holidays to get a dental tool. It will make your teeth\u00a0<em>look<\/em>\u00a0amazing, your gums\u00a0<em>feel<\/em>\u00a0great and your breath oh so great!\u00a0There are many options available that are both easy to use and affordable, such as inter-proximal brushing,\u00a0tooth irrigators\u00a0and tongue scrapers.<\/li><li><strong>You should check on your insurance benefits<\/strong>!:\u00a0You&#8217;ll want to make use of any remaining dental benefits as the end of your insurance year nears.\u00a0Most cases, any un-utilized portion of your insurance policy is\u00a0<strong>lost<\/strong>\u00a0when your new insurance year begins.\u00a0Be aware of these benefits, as they are already yours!\u00a0Don&#8217;t forget that many of these dollars can be used for other items than actual exams .<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are seven great ideas for improving your dental health this fall. Get rid of that mouth!:\u00a0You&#8217;re likely thinking about cleaning your gutters if you are a homeowner.\u00a0You&#8217;ll have a lot of trash to clean if you have twelve months worth of debris on your roof.\u00a0Your teeth are the same, especially if it has been [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12153,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"1080","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/arrowdentalarts.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screen-Shot-2022-10-03-at-12.39.19-PM.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4SN89-3a0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arrowdentalarts.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12152"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arrowdentalarts.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arrowdentalarts.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arrowdentalarts.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arrowdentalarts.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12152"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/arrowdentalarts.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12152\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12154,"href":"https:\/\/arrowdentalarts.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12152\/revisions\/12154"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arrowdentalarts.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arrowdentalarts.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arrowdentalarts.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arrowdentalarts.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}