Nixa Smiles Dentistry participates in Candy buyback for soldiers serving overseas.
Nixa Candy Sweet Swap
HALLOWEEN SEASON MEANS it’s time for our Candy BuyBack! Do your kids bring home more candy from trick-or-treating than you want them to eat? Do they only eat a few of their favorite pieces and leave the rest to go stale? Whatever the reason for the excess candy stash at your house, we’re giving you a way to trade it for something that doesn’t cause tooth decay!
Don’t Let Candy Turn Into Cavities!
The health of your children’s teeth is always one of our top priorities, and that’s even truer around Halloween. This is why we’re hosting an event to help your family get something out of all that candy—besides sugar-highs, toothaches, and upset stomachs.
The event in question is our “Sweet Swap,” where we give your children a chance to swap out their extra candy for money!
When Is Our Sweet Swap?
November 2nd- November 9th
Our office will be open November 2nd,3rd,7th,8th, & 9th- 7AM-2PM and November 6th 8AM-5PM
How Does Our Sweet Swap Work?
We will be collecting candy & your kids get $1 for every pound. Candy will be donated to soldiers serving overseas!
Not only will you be rewarded for trading in your sweets, but you can be entered for sharing fun pictures on social media as well!
Participating Is Easy!
Step 1: Take a picture with our fun sign to show you’ll be swapping your extra sweets for money. Step 2: Post the photo to Facebook, and tag our practice location. Step 3: We might pick your photo to win!
**One picture per family please!!**
We Hope You’ll Bring Your Friends Too!
Our Sweet Swap is not exclusive to our patients! If you have any friends, family, neighbors, or coworkers you think might be looking to get rid of extra Halloween candy too, invite them to attend and join in all the fun!
Have you ever wondered if Energy Drinks stain teeth? A recent article published in the DailyMail, shows a picture of a tooth that has been submerged in an energy drink for 2 weeks. We were shocked at the result. The tooth wasn’t necessarily stained, however it was crumbling from the acidity and sugar content. What was even more surprising, was that when compared to soda, the tooth in the energy drink was damaged significantly more than the tooth in soda!
At first glance, we weren’t surprised that the energy drink didn’t stain the tooth. Usually energy drinks are clear liquids with few staining pigments. But the acidity level takes the tooth damage to a whole another level. The high acidity and high levels of sugar in the energy drink are a perfect disaster for tooth damage.
The article refers to a book, Rust: The Longest War by Jonathan Waldman, which claims that one in seven new energy drinks are too corrosive to put in aluminium cans. Too corrosive? And we put this in our bodies? Soda has gotten a lot of attention in the news and media, but we often overlook the potential risk of harm from energy drinks.
As a dentist and oral health advocate, we screen each and every patient for diet habits and risk factors. We have seen an increase in energy drink consumption and therefore have added it our list of high risk drinks. While it is common for dental professionals to realize energy drinks are damaging to teeth, we have found patients commonly do not associate cavities with energy or sports drinks. Part of our prevention through education program is to educate patients on the risk of consumption of drinks with high sugar levels and damaging effects of frequently of sipping
We did a little research online and found that one of the most common energy drinks has a pH of 3.3, while battery acid is a 1 on the pH scale. We recommend patients stick to levels around 6-7, which includes water, milk, and unsweetened tea.
If you have a concern about your cavity risk factor, we encourage you to speak with a dentist.
Want to read the article cited and see the level of severe destruction? Click here to see photos and read more:
Tooth whitening has been quite the “in” thing for a while now and we don’t see it going anywhere. White teeth make you look younger, healthier, and more attractive. The decision to whiten seems like a easy decision. But with options are everywhere (grocery stores, malls, drug stores, and don’t forget Nixa Smiles
I’m so happy to introduce to you Nixa Smiles Dentistry Blog for all your hip dental news. We are finally just weeks from opening and we hope to help our community smile a little more every day.
Nixa Candy Sweet Swap
/0 Comments/in Open /by Dr. Kelly DoveNixa Smiles Dentistry participates in Candy buyback for soldiers serving overseas.
Nixa Candy Sweet Swap
HALLOWEEN SEASON MEANS it’s time for our Candy BuyBack! Do your kids bring home more candy from trick-or-treating than you want them to eat? Do they only eat a few of their favorite pieces and leave the rest to go stale? Whatever the reason for the excess candy stash at your house, we’re giving you a way to trade it for something that doesn’t cause tooth decay!
Don’t Let Candy Turn Into Cavities!
The health of your children’s teeth is always one of our top priorities, and that’s even truer around Halloween. This is why we’re hosting an event to help your family get something out of all that candy—besides sugar-highs, toothaches, and upset stomachs.
The event in question is our “Sweet Swap,” where we give your children a chance to swap out their extra candy for money!
When Is Our Sweet Swap?
November 2nd- November 9th
Our office will be open November 2nd,3rd,7th,8th, & 9th- 7AM-2PM and November 6th 8AM-5PM
How Does Our Sweet Swap Work?
We will be collecting candy & your kids get $1 for every pound. Candy will be donated to soldiers serving overseas!
Not only will you be rewarded for trading in your sweets, but you can be entered for sharing fun pictures on social media as well!
Participating Is Easy!
Step 1: Take a picture with our fun sign to show you’ll be swapping your extra sweets for money.
Step 2: Post the photo to Facebook, and tag our practice location.
Step 3: We might pick your photo to win!
**One picture per family please!!**
We Hope You’ll Bring Your Friends Too!
Our Sweet Swap is not exclusive to our patients! If you have any friends, family, neighbors, or coworkers you think might be looking to get rid of extra Halloween candy too, invite them to attend and join in all the fun!
Check out https://www.facebook.com/nixasmiles/ for more Sweet Swap information and fun updates!
Do Energy Drinks Stain Teeth?
/4 Comments/in Open, Oral Hygiene /by Dr. Kelly DoveHave you ever wondered if Energy Drinks stain teeth? A recent article published in the DailyMail, shows a picture of a tooth that has been submerged in an energy drink for 2 weeks. We were shocked at the result. The tooth wasn’t necessarily stained, however it was crumbling from the acidity and sugar content. What was even more surprising, was that when compared to soda, the tooth in the energy drink was damaged significantly more than the tooth in soda!
At first glance, we weren’t surprised that the energy drink didn’t stain the tooth. Usually energy drinks are clear liquids with few staining pigments. But the acidity level takes the tooth damage to a whole another level. The high acidity and high levels of sugar in the energy drink are a perfect disaster for tooth damage.
The article refers to a book, Rust: The Longest War by Jonathan Waldman, which claims that one in seven new energy drinks are too corrosive to put in aluminium cans. Too corrosive? And we put this in our bodies? Soda has gotten a lot of attention in the news and media, but we often overlook the potential risk of harm from energy drinks.
As a dentist and oral health advocate, we screen each and every patient for diet habits and risk factors. We have seen an increase in energy drink consumption and therefore have added it our list of high risk drinks. While it is common for dental professionals to realize energy drinks are damaging to teeth, we have found patients commonly do not associate cavities with energy or sports drinks. Part of our prevention through education program is to educate patients on the risk of consumption of drinks with high sugar levels and damaging effects of frequently of sipping
We did a little research online and found that one of the most common energy drinks has a pH of 3.3, while battery acid is a 1 on the pH scale. We recommend patients stick to levels around 6-7, which includes water, milk, and unsweetened tea.
If you have a concern about your cavity risk factor, we encourage you to speak with a dentist.
Want to read the article cited and see the level of severe destruction? Click here to see photos and read more:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4287984/Pictures-damage-soft-drinks-teeth.html
Dr. Kelly Dove
@Nixa Smiles “Where we are right under your nose”
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