Fun Facts

Smiling is good for you! Many experts are convinced that smiling and laughing benefit your health. Even smiling while you're upset will neurologically override the sadness. According to Paul Ekman, a researcher at the University of California, when people's faces are happy, heart rates are slower and bodies become calm. Plus, it takes 43 muscles to frown, but only 17 to smile!

Bad breath plagues many people, but the good news is that it can be helped. Volatile sulfur compounds that lie on the teeth or tongue cause bad breath. By brushing your tongue, something that many people neglect to do, bad breath can be greatly reduced. There are also special cleaning products available here at Dr. Robinson's office, which prevent odor causing sulfur compounds from forming.

A dental cavity is a process that involves softening of the hard tooth tissue. This process is characterized by the gradual loss of the mineral components of the tooth. All small holes (cavities) will become big holes if left untouched. Treating small holes costs less than larger ones, so make sure to get the proper treatment while they are small.

Some cavity causing snacks to avoid are sticky or chewy candies, raisins, apple juice, popsicles, marshmallows, coated cereals, cookies, carbonated drinks, cakes and sweet baked goods.

Information for this website comes from Winning Smile - The Dental and Healthcare Magazine, an American Dental Association brochure - Air Abrasion: An Option for Removing Tooth Decay.