I seem to always think about health in the long run. When it comes to my body I am always considering what my day to day tasks will end up producing for the long haul. If I am eating poorly daily that will most likely have more of an effect on my body and my dental hygiene than almost anything else I do. But there are also little things that you should be keeping an eye on to make sure that you are staying healthy. With the COVID-19 Pandemic going on, I have never thought it was more important than to work on my health. The last thing I want to do is to go into a hospital with an emergency when it could have been prevented with a good protective routine. So that is what I am focusing on this year and that is setting good routines. Especially, now that the holidays have come, I know that my teeth will be in for a hard time. So making sure my mouth is safe is possibly going to be a life-saving ordeal this year. So I wanted to go over a few things I am doing to keep my mouth protected.
Really the first thing I am going to work on is drinking more water. It sounds silly, but I know that staying hydrated actually has more to do with your dental health than you might think. By rinsing off your teeth consistently you have more of a chance to get rid of all that plaque-causing food and sugar that may end up sticking to your teeth. Water also has the wonderful task of helping you to create more saliva. This is like the body’s natural mouth rinse. So by simply drinking more water each day, and helping to rinse my teeth, I can keep the bad bacteria from eating away at my enamel and causing major issues. This is why I am incorporating a water bottle into my daily life. I think that it is important to continue to drink water more and to have a nice bottle that doesn’t interfere with my daily life.
Now another routine I am working on is brushing right after lunch. I want to make sure I am keeping a protective layer on my teeth throughout the day and also keeping excess food off of my teeth. The last thing I want is to go the entire day with extra sugar attached and eating away at a part of my mouth. That seems like a bad idea and now that I am working from home in the pandemic I can easily brush my teeth for lunch. It has taken me some work to create the habit of doing this, but with my cell phone alarm, I am have hammered down on myself to do it. Because of this, I feel that my teeth are in better shape and that my teeth are actually getting a bit whiter. That certainly is a nice addition to the extra work and a nice pat on my own back.
The last habit that I have tried to incorporate is to floss once a day. I use these little floss sticks that keep my fingers out of my mouth and away from the floss string. That stuff grosses me out, but these have made it pretty easy for me to ensure my mouth is clean. If you get a chance to incorporate these ideas into your routine, give it a try!
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