The Christmas countdown is on, and everyone wants to know... "Are you ready for Christmas?!" If you're one of those who answers, "No!" and worries about getting those last few Christmas gifts, here are a few suggestions from your oral-hygiene-minded friends at Jacques Dentistry in Greenville, SC!
A Water-Pik is a great gift for that practical person who thinks that they already have everything that they need - except this! A "water-flosser" is a great tool for cleansing between your teeth and along your gums. The steady stream of pulsing water flushes out food and plaque from between your teeth and stimulates your gums to improve their overall health. Water-Piks are especially great for those who wear braces (young or old!) and struggle with flossing around their brackets. Others who benefit from water-flossing are those who struggle with their hand coordination or who aren't as physically able as they once were. And not to leave people out, anyone who hates to floss, "forgets" to floss, or wants to feel extra clean in addition to flossing can enjoy the perks of a Water-Pik!
Give the gift of straight teeth! If you or someone you know have some teeth misalignment or if you've noticed that the teeth have started to relapse since someone quit wearing that retainer in their teens, clear aligners could be just the answer to straighter teeth! Talk to us about how aligners are typically a fast and easy way to get noticeable results in the appearance of your teeth. If you don't know someone who would benefit from aligners, there's no harm in giving yourself the gift of healthy, straight teeth!
Need some more stocking stuffers? Head to the nearest drugstore, pharmacy, grocery store, or gas station and make a beeline for the check-out line. Right there you'll find all kinds of choices of sugarless gum -- perfect for anyone! Be sure to check the ingredients on the back of the package to confirm that the gum is sweetened with XYLITOL -- it's usually one of the main ingredients. Besides being a sugar substitute that isn't cavity-causing, xylitol can actually helps prevent cavities from occurring by stopping tooth demineralization, decreasing plaque acidity, and overtime altering the bacteria population in the mouth (decreases the amount of cavity-causing bacteria that "starve" without sugar).
And just for fun, if you have a budding dentist in your family, they would love to have a shirt with everyone's favorite animated dentist-to-be, Hermey the Elf, from the movie Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Make sure you have your shirt in time for your holiday viewing of that Christmas classic -- I'm sure it will be hard to miss on TV!
