Like the rest of the world I am working from home most of the time.  This is because of the regulations in place and it means that now I am going to have to make sure I am taking all precautions to staying healthy.  The changes have mostly been brought on by COVID-19 and the constant pandemic that continues.  We are now finding a new normal for our lives and with that, we have learned that our dental health is something that we are starting to work on.  This really started to been found out because we are now mostly wearing masks when we are outside of our house.  This is something that took place and let dental hygiene become a front runner in health due to the fact that we are smelling our own breath constantly. So what are some ways that we can overcome these changes possible with our dental health? If you are stuck at home here are some tips that may help. 

When you are at home you may find yourself consuming more liquids and food.  This is because we are at home more and the fridge is simply available to us.  It has been something we have noticed in our grocery bill and we are going through liquids a lot faster.  Our dental health has been impacted by this because we are putting more food and liquids against our teeth and to start with we noticed that we were not putting items in our bodies that were helping our health.  If you are like us our teeth were not a priority, but now they are.

Water is essential and is something that you all need to eat and drink more of. We wanted to drink less sugary drinks and to drink a little less coffee as well. This meant that in order to do this we didn’t want to use onetime use waterbottles  This is a great way to drink more water, but it is wasteful and I was not a fan of recycling and the cost that is involved in this.  The more water we drink the more hydrated we become.  This not only instantly helps to clean off the food and sugar from your teeth but also by allowing our bodies to create more saliva.  This is our body’s natural teeth cleaner and is something that can really help to fight plaque buildup and tooth decay so make sure to keep it up!  

So what else can you do to help keep healthy?  We decided to add a family lunch brushing to our dental routines.  This was to help fight the extra plaque buildup from our extra eating and drinking.  The extra brushing was not easy to an add-in.  We all struggled to remember to do it at first and that was half the battle.  So what we decided to do is to actually add an alarm to my phone.  This allowed me to know it was brush time and after about 30 days it started to become a true habit not only for me but for my family as well. So I hope these tips helped give you some ideas about how to make your dental health a little better.  I know it has helped my family and I hope it can help yours as well.