August 19th, 2010
Children look up to you as role models
Your little ones learn everything from you – all their good habits are a reflection of your good habit. I always think we re-live our life through our children. They learn their first worlds and first step from you.
We shape our children’s future in every aspect. One of the most important thing we owe to them is their good health and how to stay healthy.
Good oral health is a habit learned in early ages. You want your baby to watch you and try to mimic you when you are brushing. They look up to you and try to do everything you do. Let’s make an effort in creating a good role model for our little one. You and your little ones brush time should be a fun activity time to start and end the day with. You could name it as “me and my Daddy/ Mommy bubble making time.” Be creative in how to present the importance of good oral hygiene to them. The point is their brain is like a sponge and they love to copy you, so take advantage of their curious mind! To many happy healthy years.
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August 15th, 2010
The Best Accessory You Can Wear Is Your Smile
I can’t help but to think what is missing from this picture. She is surely dressed up nicely. The colors she chose are in perfect harmony. She has a nice touch with jewelry. The hair is done nicely and a good touch of lipstick. Then what is missing??
I got it, she is missing the best accessory of all! Her smile! You can dress up to the best, but if you don’t have a smile to put the finishing touch on, it is simply not complete.
Looking at this other picture (below) makes me happy, I can’t help but to think this is how I want to be when I grow older. I want to be able to show how happy I am with a smile on my face to prove it.
A smile is beautiful when you have nice teeth.
Make sure you start to take care of your teeth while you are young so your teeth can stay with you for long time.
To avoid getting gum disease and bad breath see your hygienist on regular basis. Have your routine check up done and please follow up with your dentist’s recommended treatment.
Your teeth are an investment of life time and it is one investment that you can not effort to lose.
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August 5th, 2010
True or false … do candies cause teeth to rot?
Growing up we all heard from our parents,” If you don’t want a mouthful of cavities don’t eat candy.”
But is this a true statement or not?
The truth is when you eat candies the resident bacteria in your mouth enjoys the candies as much as you do. The bacteria lives, plays and shares the remaining food you eat. Bacteria in your mouth starts consuming the candies and produces acid as a product. This acid dissolves the enamel of the tooth, which leads to dental decay, or cavities. However, this happens when you eat anything that is a starch or carbohydrate. Bacteria simply love carbohydrates, and candies are no different. Food and snacks such as potato chips, crackers, bread, fruit, peanut butter and pasta have the same effect on your teeth.
So the question is … if all these foods have the same effect, why is it that candy has such a bad reputation. The answer is … candy doesn’t have any nutritional value. It is simply empty calories with no nutritional benefit.
But if you choose to have a piece of candy, or in the spirit of Halloween, let your kids enjoy their hard-earn candies and chocolate … then moderation is the key. Also, it is very important to brush and floss immediately after eating candy and other sweets. Remember it is not candy that will harm your teeth, but the bacterial product that hurts your teeth and causes tooth decay.
So, enjoy your candy …
… just brush and floss immediately after. Wishing everybody a healthy smile!
Dr. Negar Tehrani, DDS
Aura Center for Cosmetic Aesthetic Dentistry
Serving Tysons Corner, Vienna and Great Falls, Virginia
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July 15th, 2010
This week in our blog, we wanted to talk about what makes us feel like we are doing our job for our patients. – As fate would have it, one of our patients let us know. Enjoy.
I just had an appointment in a new dental office in Mclean, VA. I never had an experience like this. The moment I walked in I notice the difference between this office and other ones I have been to. Have you guys ever been in an office when the dentist walks in and calls bunch of numbers and abbreviations and you don’t understand the inter office language of the dentist has told their assistant? Or, as you are checking out they tell you “So when would you like to schedule the appointment to have your cavities taken care of?” — But wait a minute the dentist didn’t tell me I have a cavity or that I need a filling? So how is this going to work? How many appointments will I need for this to be taken care of? The worst part is when you go ahead and have the work done and on your way out you realize – “hey, they never told me they cost!” Those types of offices make me feel like I am taking my car to the shop. Once everything is done they hand you the bill and you pay not even knowing what they did and why they are charging you so much. I have good news for you this all is about to change!
For the first time I had dental appointment where I knew what was going on! The dentist sat me up and put my X-rays up on this big monitor. She took time explaining everything that was there. She showed me what a healthy tooth looks like, and what a cavity looks like. Then she explained to me why she believes I need to have several cavities fixed. She even played with the color contrast on the monitor to make it more visible to my untrained eyes. Once she got done with explaining things I went to the front desk. There, I got a chance to review everything with the patient coordinator. She went over pricing and insurance break down. She was so patient in answering all my questions. For the first time I was crystal clear about all the charges before I even started my work there.
Wouldn’t be nice if all the dentists decide to treat their patient the same way as my new dentist in McLean, Virginia? What a refreshing change! I knew what was going on, what I needed to have done and why. More importantly, I was treated like a person! I wasn’t rushed in and rushed out, or treated like a number. If you are looking for a dental office that makes you comfortable, welcome, and informed; let me tell you Aura dentistry rocks!
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