Dental care resources: find the information you need to make educated dental health care decisions - for yourself and for your family.
Use this information to find out more about what helps keep your family’s teeth and gums healthy - and to discover ways to share the news about dental services with people of all ages in your family. Here goes!
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The quality of dental care products that you choose can make a big difference in the oral health of your entire family
. To help you with your shopping list, here’s a list of more than 400 dental health care products with the American Dental Association (ADA) Seal of Acceptance. These products include “toothpaste , dental floss , manual and electric toothbrushes , mouth rinse and chewing gum.”
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Find fun ways to share dental care tips with your children.
One of the easiest ways is to print out dental pictures that your children can color. Use this coloring time as a way to talk about dental health without being pushy or too obvious about your goal. This will also be a great time to chat about an upcoming family dentist visit and what dental services your child should expect. Coloring pages can be found in many places online, including:
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October is National Orthodontic Health Month.
To help you celebrate, the American Association of Orthodontics (AA) is providing fun recipes for people wearing orthodontic braces.
If you’re in the mood to try some entertaining and easy to make recipes that are orthodontic braces friendly, consider:
All of these recipes - and several others, besides - have been created by Emmy-winning Food Network professional and cookbook author Michael Chiarello.
Brilliant people throughout the ages have known the importance of correcting orthodontic dental care issues.
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Orthodontic braces: did you know that some parents are getting braces at the same time as their teens?
It’s true! And, although there used to be a stigma against adult braces, this has nearly disappeared as people recognize that healthy smiles are important for people of all ages.
If you’re thinking about getting adult braces, first make sure that your orthodontist office accepts your dental care insurance plan. Also find out this information from your professional dental care team:
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You’re interested in getting orthodontic braces but are worried about your appearance. What if you could get invisible braces, instead?
Effective clear braces may sound too good to be true, but more than 500,000 people, worldwide, have chosen Invisalign, a type of teeth aligners that can fix your smile in as little as 6 to 12 months.
What are the benefits of using Invisalign?
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