{"id":1312,"date":"2012-04-26T03:00:37","date_gmt":"2012-04-26T10:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atriumfamilydental.com\/?p=601"},"modified":"2018-11-12T22:56:19","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T22:56:19","slug":"dental-secrets-straight-from-your-dentist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/26\/dental-secrets-straight-from-your-dentist\/","title":{"rendered":"Dental Secrets Straight from Your Dentist!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your oral health is important and at Atrium Family Dental in New Lenox, IL, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/meet-the-dentists.html\">our team of oral health care experts<\/a> want to share with you the most important oral health secrets that will give you a healthy smile you&#8217;ll be proud to show off everywhere.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If your gums are bleeding, there&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/periodontics-alloderm-gum-grafting.html\">a <strong>very high chance <\/strong>you have periodontal (gum) disease<\/a>. Come for an appointment as soon as possible!<\/li>\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/our-services.html\">oral health care checkup at Atrium Family Dental<\/a>\u00a0every 6 months applies <strong>only to healthy gums<\/strong>. If you don&#8217;t have healthy gums, you&#8217;ll want to schedule a checkup at least every 3 months.<\/li>\n<li>Pay attention to your <strong>back teeth <\/strong>when brushing\/flossing. We&#8217;ve found that patients at Atrium Family Dental\u00a0focus too much on their visible front teeth.<\/li>\n<li>Proper oral health care includes <strong>10 minutes of careful brushing and flossing<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Mouthwash that <strong>contains alcohol<\/strong>\u00a0can dry out your mouth and actually worsen your bad breath.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atriumfamilydental.com\/blog\/\">Subscribe to Atrium Family Dental&#8217;s blog<\/a> for more dental secrets and\u00a0contact us today to take care of your oral health care. We&#8217;re social, too! 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