With summer, comes fun, food, and sun. However, with those things also comes extra precautions in order to protect your smile, keeping it happy and healthy this summer. The following helpful tips will help to ensure you enjoy your summer as well as your smile:
1. Use a mouth guard while playing sports. Mouth guards are essential in protecting teeth against serious and costly injuries. From baseball, to volleyball, to flag football, protecting your teeth with some sort of mouth guard will ensure protection during those friendly or competitive summer sports.
2. Eat the right foods. While this may not apply to everyone, braces wearers need to be weary of what they are putting in their mouths at their backyard BBQ or family picnics. Foods that are harmful to orthodontic appliances should be avoided, such as corn on the cob, apples, and ice.
3. Do not overdo it on the sweets. In the summer, sweet tooth cravings can occur, especially when eyeing all those pies, cookies, and carnival treats. However, it is important to not overdo it on the sweet stuff, which can cause issues such as tooth decay and cavities.
4. Protect your lips. Just like our skin, it is important to protect your lips from harmful UV rays. Be sure to apply lip balm that is SPF 15 or higher any time you are outdoors.
5. Stick to your routine. With the lazy days of summer, often comes the time people tend to not stick to their typical routine. However, when it comes to the proper care of your teeth and mouth, it is critical that you stick to your oral hygiene routine, brushing your teeth 2-3 times a day, and flossing daily.
Beauty Smile Orthodontics wants you to have the best summer ever! Be sure to contact us if you need help with your happy, healthy smile!