Keeping Woodlands’ Smiles Bright and Whole Dental Diet Tips for a Healthy Mouth

Eating right is important for keeping your body healthy and going strong. But did you know that what you eat affects your teeth as well? I’m not just talking about avoiding sugary snacks and candy. Of course there are things to avoid, but there are also things you can eat to protect your teeth as well!

Here are a few quick suggestions to help keep your mouth and your body healthy:

Ÿ  Cut down on sugary or carbohydrate rich foods and add more Xylitol-based gum and mints. Xylitol actually helps prevent the formation of cavities!

Ÿ  Avoid foods that have the deadly three – sugar, acid and stickiness. If you do eat foods that are highly acidic, wait at least 30 minutes to brush.

Ÿ  Add fresh, unprocessed foods to your diet. In other words, if you want a snack between meals, try something like crunchy and fresh raw veggies or crisp fruit.

Ÿ  Add more milk, cheese or yogurt to your diet.  Dairy products seem to lessen the occurrence or tooth and gum disease and protect your tooth enamel by providing necessary calcium.

Ÿ   Drink tea! Compounds in black tea can kill growth and acid production of cavity-causing bacteria in dental plaque.

For more information about how to keep your mouth and body healthy through diet and dentistry, call me, Shirley E. Cagle, DDS, FAGD, at my Woodlands, TX dental office –  (281) 681-9442.

Woodlands Dentistry You can Count on. Gentle Care for the Whole Family

Once in a while, I stop to think, “What if I had to choose a dentist for my family right now? What would I want?” It is a quick little refresher for me in my approach to dentistry. You see, I always want to offer my patients the kind of dentistry I would expect for myself and for my family. Nothing less.

That’s why I take every day of my work so seriously. I keep up on all the latest techniques, materials and technology through advanced postgraduate courses. I have postgraduate training at The Pankey Institute for Advanced Dental Education. I have also studied at The American College of Oral Implantology and The International Congress of Oral Implantologists. All this training gives me the kind of confidence and skill I think my patients deserve and is really important when I am performing delicate, precision dentistry like dental implant placement or the creation of porcelain veneers. But even my youngest patients benefit from this training – parents can count on the fact that I am giving their children the safest, most-up-to-date care available.

However, skill and training are only part of what I would want in dental care for my family. I would also want a very compassionate and gentle touch and a comfortable, friendly, clean office, so of course I offer all this too!

If this is the kind of dentistry YOU would like for yourself and for your family, call me, Shirley E. Cagle, DDS, FAGD, at my Woodlands, TX dental office –  (281) 681-9442. I look forward to treating you to the dentistry I think you deserve.