{"id":416,"date":"2013-12-30T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-30T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smilespringfield.com\/blog\/?p=416"},"modified":"2025-06-25T22:18:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T22:18:42","slug":"preventative-dentistry-what-can-i-do-between-visits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smilespringfield.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/30\/preventative-dentistry-what-can-i-do-between-visits\/","title":{"rendered":"Preventative Dentistry: What can I do Between Visits?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<strong>5 Tips for Good, Preventative Dentistry at Home<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\tBetween regular dental visits, it is essential to maintain your oral health. <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smilespringfield.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/16\/5-tips-for-increasing-your-dental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">Preventative oral care<\/a><\/u> does not only happen at your dentist&rsquo;s office. In fact, the majority of your dental care will occur at home, between visits.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<strong>Here are a few things to know about preventative dentistry at home:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<strong>Brushing and Flossing is Key.<\/strong> It seems basic enough, but maintaining a daily brushing and flossing routine at home is the best way to prevent further dental problems from developing. If you need help with your technique, talk to your dentist to see how you can better care for your teeth on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<strong><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"#2013\/11\/Preventative.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 166px; margin: 5px; float: right;\" \/>Maintaining a healthy diet is important for overall dental health. <\/strong>Eating nutrient-rich foods can help build strong bones and tissues while preventing dental problems from occurring down the road. It is also important avoid foods high in sugars, which can encourage tooth decay and gum disease.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<strong>Start at-home preventative care early on. <\/strong>Brushing and flossing should be taught to infants as soon as they develop teeth. By ingraining this daily routine into young minds, it helps set them up for a lifetime of strong and healthy teeth. This will also make their first dental visits easier and help reduce any anxiety that may develop over visiting the dentist in the future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\tEnsuring that older children and teens have good brushing habits is essential. Remind them that spending 2 minutes brushing twice a day increases their dental health exponentially.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<strong>Stopping smoking can greatly improve your oral health.<\/strong> Not only does smoking cause teeth to turn yellow, but it can lead to gum and periodontal diseases. Gum disease causes the weakening of gums and can eventually lead to the loss of teeth in affected areas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\t<strong>Overall health and dental health are related.<\/strong> There are many ways in which health problems can cause and be caused by poor dental health. By maintaining a regular exercise routine, minimizing drinking and keeping any other health problems at bay; you are setting yourself up for a lifetime of healthy, happy smiles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n\tIf you need help establishing your at-home oral care routine, or have questions about preventative dentistry, call <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smilespringfield.com\/contact-us.html\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. VanderMolen at (217) 546-3333<\/a><\/u> and schedule a visit. <strong>The friendly staff at Advanced Dental Care of Springfield &#8211; Your preventative dental care specialists!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5 Tips for Good, Preventative Dentistry at Home Between regular dental visits, it is essential to maintain your oral health. Preventative oral care does not only happen at your dentist&rsquo;s office. In fact, the majority of your dental care will occur at home, between visits.&nbsp; Here are a few things to know about preventative dentistry [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,2,40,13,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-advance-dental-care","category-blog","category-dental-check-up","category-dr-vandermolen","category-preventitive-dentistry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Preventative Dentistry: What can I do Between Visits? - Advanced Dental Care of Springfield Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smilespringfield.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/30\/preventative-dentistry-what-can-i-do-between-visits\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Preventative Dentistry: What can I do Between Visits? - Advanced Dental Care of Springfield Blog\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"5 Tips for Good, Preventative Dentistry at Home Between regular dental visits, it is essential to maintain your oral health. 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