How to Keep Your Selfies Healthy

People all over the world use the term “selfie” as they take their cameras and capture a personal self-portrait.

Selfies are taken and posted all over social media sites daily, but what’s the key to a great selfie? It’s a picture perfect smile. Yes, your smile is the key to selfie success. Everyone’s smile is unique and best smiles are healthy ones. Whether you’re currently under orthodontic treatment or considering treatment, we want you to know your appliance doesn't hinder your smile you should see it as an accessory.  Here are 4 things to make sure your smile stays in tip-top shape.

1.  Oral Hygiene: To keep your teeth clean you must brush, floss and rinse. To avoid the accumulation of food particles and plaque you should brush your teeth four times daily to in the morning after breakfast, after lunch or right after school, after dinner and at bedtime. For areas between the teeth that a toothbrush can’t reach, dental floss is used to remove food particles and plaque.

2. Eat right: Eat healthy foods, like fruits and vegetables, to protect your teeth. Minimize the sugary foods in your diet; they cause tooth decay and related problems.

3. Visit the Dentist: You must visit the Dentist twice a year to check up on the status of your oral health.You need to make sure you don’t have any cavities and your gums are in good shape, among other things.The dentist could find a problem early and fix it with a small filling before a major problem occurred.

4. Keep up with your Orthodontic appointments: Make all of your Orthodontic appointments is crucial when you are under orthodontic treatment. You must to follow through on scheduled
appointments in order to keep up with treatment timetable. All orthodontic treatments require scheduled appointments in order to ensure effective treatment and reduce treatment time for the patient.

Whether you are a child or an adult making sure your smile is healthy is important. Orthodontic treatment on unhealthy teeth is no good. At Bailey Orthodontics we pride ourselves on continuously providing some of the top patient care in Arizona. To schedule an appointment with us online today just simply click here.