Flossing With Braces

The Beim Orthodontics team knows that oral hygiene is important, whether you have braces on your teeth or not.  If you are a person who wears braces, caring for your teeth and gums can become somewhat challenging. Without daily oral hygiene practices, you may become prone to cavities and tooth decay during your time in braces.

Naturally, you know that brushing your teeth each morning and night, as well as after you eat, will help keep your mouth healthy and clean during the months you wear braces. But flossing is also an important part of your hygiene routine. Flossing with braces can be tricky, but it's not impossible.

Flossing Tips for Those with Braces

Use a floss threader! It is a small plastic needle that will help you guide the floss between your wires and teeth. Give yourself enough floss to thread, about 12-18 inches. Guide the needle under the wires and once the floss is behind the wire, you can move the floss easily between your teeth removing any food particles. Repeat this between each tooth making sure you use a clean section of the floss.

Another helpful tool that Beim Orthodontics suggests is a proxy brush. The proxy brush can remove and loosen food particles. If you need any helpful tips to keeping your braces clean, Beim Orthodontics staff are trained to help you achieve that beautiful smile.

The Benefits Of Adult Coloring Books - Now Available At Beim Orthodontics

We all know that braces are no longer for kids, but what about coloring books? Believe it or not, there is a huge trend surrounding adult coloring books right now.  While researchers and art therapists have been raving about the calming benefits of adult coloring books for decades, recently coloring books have gotten some serious grown-up attention.  With the popularity of adult coloring books, as well as the benefits they offer, Beim Orthodontics now offers adult coloring books for parents or patients to utilize while they wait in our lobby.

Keep reading to learn about the benefits of adult coloring books.

Adult coloring books provide art therapy. According to the American Art Therapy Association, art therapy is a mental health profession in which the process of making and creating artwork is used to "explore feelings, reconcile emotional conflicts, foster self-awareness, manage behavior and addictions, develop social skills, improve reality orientation, reduce anxiety and increase self-esteem." Although, it's important to note coloring itself cannot be called art therapy because art therapy relies on the relationship between the client and the therapist.

Adult coloring offers several mental health benefits. Coloring can help reduce anxiety, focus the mind, and lower stress levels. Similar to meditation, coloring can help adults turn their brains off from other thoughts and focus on the moment.

We hope you will enjoy the benefits of our adult coloring books the next time you are at Beim Orthodontics. Who knows, perhaps a coloring contest will be in the near future!