{"id":190,"date":"2019-01-01T16:09:01","date_gmt":"2019-01-01T16:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mitchellsmiledesign.com\/blog\/?p=190"},"modified":"2022-03-23T13:09:49","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T13:09:49","slug":"set-this-important-new-years-resolution-with-your-dentist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mitchellsmiledesign.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/01\/set-this-important-new-years-resolution-with-your-dentist\/","title":{"rendered":"Set This Important New Year\u2019s Resolution with Your Dentist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Now that it\u2019s officially 2019, have you made any resolutions? This time of year tends to promote positive health changes like exercise and diet. However, there\u2019s part of your wellbeing you may be forgetting about: your oral health. Keep reading to learn why visiting your dentist regularly is one of the easiest resolutions you can make to keep your teeth healthy and your pocketbook full in 2019.
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Your Oral and Overall Health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

During this time of year, the main focus may be on your\noverall health, but did you know that your wellbeing has a link with your oral\nhealth? It\u2019s true, dental issues like decay and gum disease are linked to\nhigher risks of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and other disorders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, studies show that those with a healthy smile\nare automatically perceived as younger, healthier, more successful, confident,\nand loyal. Keeping your smile looking and feeling good can have a big affect on\nyour confidence and self-esteem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Importance of Regular Dental Visits for Your Health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Maintaining a good oral health routine by brushing and\nflossing is important, but seeing your dentist twice a year is vital to your\nhealth. These visits give your dentist an opportunity to prevent and detect any\nearly signs of decay, cavities, gum disease, oral cancer, and more. Problems\nlike cancer are often invisible to the untrained eye, which makes routine\ndental visits potentially life-saving. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides the checkup portion of these twice-a-year visits,\nyou\u2019ll also receive an expert cleaning. That way, you\u2019ll leave the dentist\u2019s\noffice with a clean set of healthy pearly whites. Your dental hygienist can\nalso provide helpful tips and tricks for maintaining good oral health while at\nhome. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dental Appointments and Your Pocketbook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Besides saving your health, appointments with your dentist\ncan actually save you money. If you have insurance, preventive visits like\ncheckups and cleanings are typically 100% covered so you won\u2019t have to pay any\nmoney out-of-pocket. Because your dentist prevents more serious issues from\noccurring, they actually save you from more extensive and expensive procedures\ndown the road. For example, untreated tooth decay can go from a simple filling\nto a costlier and more involved root canal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that you know the importance of routine dental\nappointments, are you ready to make a healthy and beneficial resolution for the\nnew year? Contact your dentist in Oklahoma City to get started on a great\nlooking and feeling smile for 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meet the Dentist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A graduate of the University of Oklahoma College of\nDentistry, Dr. Bradley Mitchell is a highly-trained dentist who has a passion\nfor providing quality care. He believes in patient education, which is why he\nwants you to know why routine dental appointments are important. He currently\nruns his own practice, and he can be contacted through is website<\/a>\nor by phone at (405) 755-2670 for any questions. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Now that it\u2019s officially 2019, have you made any resolutions? This time of year tends to promote positive health changes like exercise and diet. However, there\u2019s part of your wellbeing you may be forgetting about: your oral health. Keep reading to learn why visiting your dentist regularly is one of the easiest resolutions you can […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mitchellsmiledesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mitchellsmiledesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mitchellsmiledesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mitchellsmiledesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mitchellsmiledesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=190"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mitchellsmiledesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":192,"href":"https:\/\/www.mitchellsmiledesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190\/revisions\/192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mitchellsmiledesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mitchellsmiledesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mitchellsmiledesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}