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Convenience is really the key for many people actually getting to the dentist, although any time of the year really works to see the dentist, many times the summer is a convenient time for people to make some extra time to get to the office and get those appointments in. Studies show we smile more in the summertime, so seeing the dentist then should be even more of a priority to keep the smile in tip-top shape. This makes summer an even more important time to go visit your dentist for your 6-month appointment.

Here are 3 reasons many people cite for going to the dentist in the summer of all the times of the year:

1. Convenience: The kids are out of school, and there’s no worry about getting everyone out of school in time to make that mid-afternoon appointment. Any time of day works to go see the dentist when everyone has a “free day” to go do so. This also beats the pre-school rush of August/September meaning more open appointments and more choices of when it’s convenient for you to go to the dentist on your own time. Besides, going before the beginning of July means you are getting the first treatment of the calendar year and can get one more to maximize the benefits of the dental insurance your family pays for.
2. Accomplishment: It’s a clean, refreshed feeling after your teeth are clean and you get to sit back and enjoy a nice cold drink… doing it with clean teeth feels all the better. Accomplishments of the school year, work year, and other life challenges are behind you so you can relax and enjoy the warm weather. Do so with clean teeth, and feel even better knowing you have accomplished prioritizing your health as well!
3. Coolness: It’s really too hot to do a lot outside for a large majority of the summer, so why not go cool down in the AC at the dentists during the hottest days of summer, and make sure your oral health is in order while you are at it?

If you have any questions or would like to learn more about us visit us here or call us 909-465-1016. The Ramona Dentistry Team “Where Family Comes First”

Oftentimes, people will smile even if they don’t feel like it. It lessens the awkwardness of social situations, and it helps the person seem more approachable. These various smiles can come at events ranging from job interviews to public occasions. People may smile the whole event without ever being even close to happy. But, the truth is that smiling makes people look a lot more approachable and accessible, but at the same time, it’s important to understand the difference between a real and fake smile.

Genuine Smiles:

When real smiles occur, there are two muscles that primarily flex upwards in the face as was recognized by the French physician Guillaume Duchenne. This involves the major zygomatic muscle that is heavily controlled by the person voluntarily. This is the “smile for the camera” type smile. One that is done effortlessly. At the same time the oculi muscle contracts and forms wrinkles at the outer edges of the eyes showing the smile to be genuine.

Why We Fake Smile:

Your eyes will betray your feelings quite a lot. There are many situations where you are “faking” a smile, and at some point, we all do it. Sometimes its smiling at a joke that’s not funny, and other times its’s because a friend is taking an unwanted picture of us. Yet other times, it’s when we want to make a person feel good about something even if we aren’t happy about it ourselves.

3 Signs of Fake Smiles:

Three signs that a smile is fake can be found in the following:

1. Absence of Closed Eyes: If the person’s eyes are not squinted or closing, then the smile is unlikely to be genuine. The absence of movement in the eye area is a great clue that the person is taking it to make another person feel better.
2. Absence of Crow’s Feet: If the absence of the wrinkles around the eyes is there then you can tell that the person is forcing the smile and not naturally allowing the face to contour to the way the face would move if one was smiling naturally.
3. Visibility of the Bottom Teeth:  If you can see the person’s bottom teeth you can, in fact, tell they are pushing their lips too far apart and making the smile more fake than genuine. The zygomatic muscles are not moving as they should be, and they are probably faking a “cheesy” smile to look good for the camera.

Although we all use the fake smiles at some point, it’s important to understand when people’s smiles are genuine versus not genuine in social situations. This can determine how you react and how you feel how you react to that person!

If you have any questions or would like to learn more about us visit us here or call us 909-465-1016. The Ramona Dentistry Team “Where Family Comes First”

It’s important to understand what kinds of emergencies require dental intervention, and which ones will be OK without help. Accidents do happen all hours of the day, but it’s important to know which emergencies can wait and which ones are can wait until normal business hours.

Some types of mouth injuries including cracked, broken, chipped, or ruined teeth result in severe injury to the mouth. Depending on the type of injury be it a sports injury or a fall and where the chip/break/ruined tooth is located depends on if the injury can wait until normal dental business hours the next day.

However, if the entire tooth comes out or multiple teeth are knocked out, or the injury is in a prominent place immediate attention may be needed. If it’s a big enough crack or break is big enough then immediate care is better. Especially if there are sharp edges that can cut your tongue and lips around where the tooth is sliced.

Until you get the tooth looked at try to handle it as little as possible to inflict minimal damage. Bite down on a moistened piece of gauze or a tea bag if the whole tooth comes out. Try not to swallow the tooth if at all possible. You can apply cold, wet compresses to the gums where the tooth was till you get to the emergency room.  The office may be able to get you in if its during business hours as they often leave gaps between appointments for severe emergencies such as this.

If the office is closed, some offices provide an emergency line so go ahead and call to get treatment immediately in emergency cases. Staff at the emergency center can help minimize injuries till you can get further help.

If you have any questions or would like to learn more about us visit us here or call us 909-465-1016. The Ramona Dentistry Team “Where Family Comes First”