February is national children's dental health month. Here is a presentation explaining dental health topics aimed toward teens. At Lincoln Family Dentistry, we have dental professionals visit schools in the Lincoln, NE area; to explain proper dental hygiene and how to keep they're teeth shining white for the years to come.

1. Nebraska Family Dentistry
Your Smile, Be Beautiful, Be Healthy

2. A whopping 85 percent who took
part in this survey also told that
they tend to judge a person by
his/her smile when meeting
him for the first time. A person
who smiles often is usually
perceived to be more open,
honest, and friendly than
someone who goes around
with a sour look. So having
a beautiful, healthy smile has
some definite social advantages.
According to a study carried out on people
aged between 18 and 50 years, the wearer
of a beautiful, healthy smile is
perceived as attractive by 84
percent of Americans.

3. Besides making a positive first
impression, beautiful smile
has other benefits.
5 Benefits of a
Beautiful Smile
1) Smiles make you look more successful
2) A beautiful smile makes you
more attractive.
3) You’ll smile and laugh more, which
releases more endorphins. They will
make you you feel even better.
4) Smiling lowers your heart rate
and blood pressure.
5) Smiling boosts your immune system,
making you healthier and happier.

4. ANOTHER VERY
IMPORTANT BENEFIT
OF A HEALTHY SMILE?

5. THE MOUTH-BODY CONNECTION

6. HOW IS YOUR SMILE CONNECTED
TO OVERALL HEALTH?
OUR MOUTH IS FULL OF MILLIONS OF BACTERIA. SOME OF
IT MAY BE GOOD WHILE SOME OF IT IS BAD.
THE AMOUNT OF BACTERIA IN OUR MOUTH DEPENDS ON
OUR LIFESTYLE AND IS DIRECTLY CORRELATED TO THE
LEVELS OF INFLAMMATION IN OUR MOUTH AND BODY.
HARMFUL BACTERIA IN OUR MOUTH LEADS TO CAVITIES,
BlEEDING GUMS AND ULTIMATELY MAKING A SMILE LESS
ATTRACTIVE, NEEDING EXTENSIVE DENTAL WORK
OR LOSING TEETH.

7. A CAVITY DOES NOT HURT AND OFTEN
CANʼT BE FELT UNTIL IT IS VERY DEEP.
A CAVITY IS A SOFT SPOT IN A TOOTH CAUSED
BY LACTIC ACID RELEASED FROM BACTERIA.

8. BACTERIA CONSUME SUGAR AND
RELEASE LACTIC ACID.
SUGAR ITSELF IS NOT WHAT
CAUSES A CAVITY. ITʼS A FUEL
SOURCE FOR BACTERIA.

9. There are so many risks associated with drinking the multi-colored sugary
liquid known as Mountain Dew. This sugar-loaded beverage can have a
detrimental impact on your teeth and overall health.

10. EFFECTS MOUTAIN DEW
HAS ON YOUR TEETH.
SUGAR, CARBONATION, AND ACIDS
WEAKEN TOOTH ENAMEL, THE PROTECTIVE
COVERING ON YOU TEETH. THEY ALSO
ENCOURAGE THE GROWTH OF BACTERIA
IN THE MOUTH. WITHOUT ENAMEL
PROTECTING YOURTEETH, BACTERIA CAN
DO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.
THE EFFECTS OF SOFT DRINKS ON TEETH
HAVE BEEN COMPARED WITH THAT OF
THE EFFECTS FROM METHAMPHETAMINES
AND CRACK. THESE TOXIC BEVERAGES
LITERALLY EAT AWAY AT THE PROTECTIVE
ENAMEL AND THEN GO TO TOWN,
LEADING TO ROTTEN, BROWN TEETH.

11. BVO (BROMINATED VEGETABLE OIL ) CAN CAUSE MEMORY LOSS,
NERVE DISORDERS, AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS.
YELLOW #5 IS ASSOCIATED WITH ASTHMA, ANXIETY,
DEPRESSION, MIGRAINES AND SLEEP DISORDERS.
DANGEROUS INGREDIENTS IN MOUNTAIN DEW

12. IN 2009 A MAN CLAIMED HE FOUND A DEAD
MOUSE IN HIS CAN OF MOUNTAIN DEW.
THE PEPSICO DEFENSE WON THE CASE BY ARGUING THERE IS
ENOUGH ACID IN MOUNTAIN DEW TO TURN THE MOUSE TO
GOO SO IT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN A MOUSE.
IF MOUNTAIN DEW CAN
TURN A RODENT TO GOO
BY CONTINUOUS EXPOSURE
IMAGINE WHAT IT CAN DO
TO YOU TEETH!

13. THE ACID IN SPORTS DRINKS IS A
HARMFUL EROSIVE INGREDIENT.
AFTER JUST 5 DAYS OF CONSISTENTLY DRINKING
SPORTS DRINKS ENAMEL EROSION IS EVIDENT.
A 32 OZ GATORADE
HAS 52.5 GRAMS OF
SUGAR,200 CALORIES,
& 11 TSP OF SUGAR

14. SPORT DRINKS AND HIGH RISK
THE ACID IN SPORTS DRINKS ERODES THE TEETH
EVEN MORE THAN SODA. AFTER JUST FIVE DAYS
OF CONSISTENT CONSUMPTION, THE ACID
STARTSDESTROYING TOOTH ENAMEL.
SPORTS DRINKS ARE HIGHLY POWERFUL ENAMEL
EROSION AGENTS. BECAUSE ENAMEL CANNOT
REGROW AFTER IT IS DAMAGED, THE EFECTS
ARE PERMANENT. WHEN THE ENAMEL ON A
TOOTH BECOMES DAMAGED, THAT TOOTH
BECOMES SENSITIVE BOTH TO THE TOUCH
AND TO EXTREME CASES OF HOT AND
COLDTEMPERATURES.
ONCE ENAMEL IS GONE, IT MAKES IT
IMPOSSIBLETO WHITEN TEETH TO A BRIGHT
WHITE COLOR.

15. CONSIDER DRINKING WATER TO HYDRATE
WHILE COMPETING.
COCONUT WATER IS AN EXCELLENT ALTERNATIVE AND
CONTAINS POTASSIUM.
IF YOU PLAN TO DRINK A SUGARY BEVERAGE CONSIDER:
1. USING A STRAW
2. DRINKING WITH A MEAL
3. FINISHING WITHIN 15-20 MINUTES TO LIMIT THE TIME TEETH
ARE EXPOSED TO ACID. “SIP ALL DAY. GET DECAY.”
4. CHEWING SUGAR FREE GUM AFTERWARD TO STIMULATE
SALIVA FLOW AND NEUTRALIZE THE EFFECTS OF ACID.
5. DRINKING WATER AFTERWARD OR ALTERNATE DRINKS OF
SODA/SPORTS DRINKS WITH SIPS OF WATER.
6. WAITING AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AFTERWARD TO BRUSH TO
MINIMIZE EROSION.

16. BLEEDING OR RED INFLAMED GUMS ARE NOT
NORMAL AND ARE A SIGN OF GINGIVITIS.
GINGIVITIS (ACUTE INFLAMMATION IN GUMS),
A COMMON CONDITION IN TEENAGERS WHICH
CAN PROGRESS TO GUM DISEASE.
TO REVERSE GINGIVITIS:
1. BRUSH WITH A SOFT
BRUSH ALONG THE GUMS
AND TEETH.
2. USE A WARM SALT WATER
OR ESSENTIAL OIL RINSE
(LIKE LISTERINE) AT NIGHT.
3. FLOSS EVERY NIGHT OR AT
LEAST 3-4 TIMES PER WEEK
4. VISIT A DENTIST FOR
REGULAR CLEANINGS TO
REMOVE BACTERIA BUILD
UP ALONG THE GUMLINE.

17. PERIODONTAL DISEASE IS CAUSED BY CHRONIC
( IRREVERSIBLE ) INFLAMMATION OF THE GUMS.
GINGIVITIS IS A REVERSIBLE ACUTE
INFLAMMATION AROUND THE GUMS
THAT CAN PROGRESS TO GUM DISEASE.
1 IN 3 ADULTS HAS GUM DISEASE

18. REGULAR VISITS TO A DENTIST ARE NECESSARY
TO REMOVE TARTAR/CALCULUS
CALCULUS/TARTAR IS BUILD UP THAT DOES NOT BRUSH OFF AND
IF LEFT BELOW GUMLINE CAN LEAD TO PERIODONTAL DISEASE.

19. E-CIGARETTES CONTAIN NICOTINE WHICH
IS TOXIC IN HIGH DOSES AND WAS USED
AS AN INSECTICIDE.
E-CIGARETTE USAGE HAS TRIPLED AMONG
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
E-CIGARETTES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO:
GUM RECESSION.
DRY MOUTH LEADING TO BACTERIA BUILD UP AND TOOTH DECAY
GUM DISEASE AND GINGIVITIS.

20. WHATʼS THE BIG DEAL WITH
USING E-CIGARETTES?
E-CIGS CONTAIN NICOTINE. NICOTINE IS AN ADDICTIVE
SUBSTANCE THAT NEGATIVELY IMPACTS YOUR OVERALL
HEALTH. THE MORE NICOTINE A PERSON USES,
THE GREATER THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDICTION.
NICOTINE AFFECTS YOUR BRAIN, NERVOUS SYSTEM,
AN HEART. IT ALSO RAISES BLOOD PRESSURE AND
HEART RATE.
NICOTINE IS TOXIC IN HIGH DOESE. IT WAS ONCE
USED AS AN IN INSECTICIDE TO KILL BUGS.

21. E-cigarettes and Your Health
YOUTH ARE USING E-CIGARETTES AT
INCREASING AND ALARMING RATES.
E-CIGS CAN CAN LEAD TO A LIFELONG
DEPENDENCY ON SMOKING.
SINCE NICOTINE IS ADDICTIVE,
E-CIG COULD BE A “GATEWAY DRUG,”
LEADING NON-SMOKERS AND KIDS
TO USE TABACCO.
ONE CARTRIDGE IS EQUIVALENT TO AN
ENTIRE PACK OF CIGARETTES. IF YOU KEEP
GOING, ITʼS LIKE YOU GOT AN ENTIRE
PACK OF CIGARETTES IN ONE SITTING.

22. 6 FACTS ABOUT E-CIGARETTES
AND YOUR SMILE
E-CIGARETTES CAN CAUSE GUM RECESSION.
THEY CAN CAUSE HARM TO THE MOUTH,
GUMS AND TONGUE.
E-CIGARETTES CAN CAUSE DRY MOUTH,
LEADING TO BACTERIA BUILD UP AND
TOOTH DECAY.
NICOTINE FOUND IN E-CIGARETTES MAY
CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF
GINGIVITIS AND PERIODONTITIS,
LEADING THE BAD BREATH AND
INFLAMMATION THROUGHOUT THE BODY.

23. WHAT ABOUT SECOND
HAND VAPOR?
THE VAPOR IS FULL OF CHEMICALS,
INCLUDING CANCER-CAUSING ONES
LIKE FORMALDEHYDE.
SECOND-HAND VAPOR RELEASES TOXINS
INTO THE AIR, WHICH NON-SMOKERS
BREATHE IN.

24. TEENSʼ BRAINS ARE STILL DEVELOPING AND ARE MORE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF POT
ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, SUICIDAL THOUGHTS, MEMORY LOSS,
DECREASED IQ AND CONCENTRATION, AND INCREASED RISK
OF SCHIZOPHRENIA ARE ALL SIDE EFFECTS OF
MARIJUANA USE IN TEENS
MARIJUANA CAN CAUSE:
1. AN INTERFERENCE WITH CALCIUM
ABSORPTION WHICH HEALTHY TEETH
NEED TO STAY STRONG.
2. DRY MOUTH WHICH WILL LEAD
TO CAVITIES.
3. A THREE FOLD INCREASE IN THE
RISK FOR PERIODONTAL DISEASE.
4. TOOTH STAINING

25. ORTHODONTICS ARE USED FOR COSMETIC REASONS,
BUT ALSO TO CORRECT BITES, CROWDING,
OR EXCESSIVE SPACING.
TEETH THAT DO NOT HAVE CROWDING ARE LESS LIKELY
TO DEVELOP CAVITIES AND PERIODONTAL DISEASE.

26. IRREGULAR BRUSHING AND RINSING WITH BRACES
CAN LEAD TO WHITE LESIONS AND CAVITIES.
GOOD BRUSHING, RINSING, FLOSSING HABITS
WITH BRACES HELPS PREVENT THESE LESIONS.

27. PEOPLE WHO DO NOT BITE THEIR NAILS GET
SICK LESS THAN THOSE WHO DO.
STRONG HEALTHY TEETH CAN BE WORN DOWN OR CHIPPED
BY NAIL BITING.

28. MOST PEOPLE WHO GRIND THEIR TEETH
AT NIGHT ARE NOT AWARE THEY DO IT.
A NIGHT GUARD CAN BE USED TO PROTECT ENAMEL ON
TEETH DURING BRUXING/GRINDING.

29. 3RD MOLARS OR WISDOM TEETH ERUPT
AROUND AGE 17-22 YEARS OLD.
MANY PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH ROOM FOR 3RD
MOLARS AND CAN DEVELOP SWELLING AND PAIN.

30. SAFE WAYS TO WHITEN TEETH INCLUDE
WHITENING TOOTHPASTE, WHITENING
STRIPS, & WHITENING TRAYS FROM A DENTIST.
CHARCOAL & LEMON JUICE CAUSE ABRASION AND
EROSION AND REMOVE ENAMEL AND ARE NOT SAFE.
WHITENING TOOTH PASTES ARE MUCH
MORE EFFECTIVE THAN WHITENING RINSES.
IT IS GENERALLY SAFE FOR TEENAGERS
TO WHITEN THEIR TEETH BUT ASK YOUR
DENTIST ABOUT OPTIONS.

31. PUTTING IN ALL TOGETHER
HEALTHY BODY = HEALTHY SMILE
HAVING A HEALTHY SMILE CAN NOT BE DONE WITH
JUST TEETH WHITENING OR BRACES. TAKING CARE OF
YOUR OVERALL HEALTH IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF
CREATING AND KEEPING A HEALTHY, BEAUTIFUL SMILE.

32. STAY HEALTHY AND KEEP SMILING

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