Routine dental checkups are not something that most people tend to go through. While people make it a point not to miss their regular medical checkups, the oral cavity is often neglected. However, to ensure that your teeth and gums are maintained in optimal health, it is important to make regular dental visits. It is recommended to have a dental checkup done every six months to ensure no serious problem arises. This also ensures that in the case of a problem, prompt intervention can be sought before things get out of hands. Most people tend to be rather nervous and stressed when asked to take dental consultations. There seems to be quite a bit of fear associated with dental visits. If you want to ensure that this is not something you have to face, it is advisable that you acquire information regarding the experience that awaits you during your dental visit.

What is done during a regular dental checkup?

There are a lot of things which are done when you make a regular visit to a dentist. Checking for tooth decay is one of them. The dentist will have to examine your gums to ensure that they are healthy and do not require further attention. A head and neck examination is also performed to ensure there is nothing out of the ordinary that needs to be focused on. The mouth is examined for indications of any problems such as vitamin deficiencies and oral cancer. At times, your dentist might also examine your face, saliva, and lower jaw joint movements.

Once the examination is complete, the dentist would proceed to clean your teeth. You would also be advised to maintain optimal oral hygiene. Exquisite attention is given to plaque and tartar which tend to form within a short span if optimal oral hygiene is not maintained. Plaque can also lead to the irritation of the gum tissue and subsequently to other gum diseases. Therefore, a dentist would ensure that there is no plaque formation in your oral cavity that needs to be treated.

Most people tend to have a misconception that dental checkup is related to the examination of teeth alone. However, this is far from reality. Your face, head, neck, gums, and bite are also assessed during regular dental visits. Once the examination is complete, the dentist would take X-rays of your oral cavity to detect the presence of any underlying pathology.

Cleaning the teeth

Regular brushing and flossing are something that should be done by everyone. Once the dentist is done with your examination, he tends to clean your teeth while educating you on the importance of maintaining oral hygiene and how it should be done. It is important to maintain oral hygiene as this can save you from a lot of trouble. Tooth pain, once developed, can be rather problematic. Therefore, one should endeavor to ensure that oral care is given adequate importance.

They’ve taken you everywhere you’ve ever gone, you dress them up and decorate them, you kick them and walk on them so why don’t you spend more time taking care of them ? Feet are vastly under cared for especially considering all we put them through.

Both men and women suffer from not paying special attention to their feet, men more so with constant pressure use from strenuous labor and women from exquisitely designed fashion trends. The amount of stress put on our feet everyday requires regular massage therapy preferably done by a licensed massage therapist however learning some basic techniques will help between appointments.

Before we discuss how let’s explain why the feet are important to have massaged on a regular basis beyond, it feels good or reliefs pain and soreness or the fact that some find the feet extremely erotic is the fact that every major nerve ending winds up connected to the bottom of your feet.

So massaging your little dogs is also like massaging the “stress ends” of your entire body. Nothing can replace a total therapeutic body massage but massaging your feet can make a world of difference. As you relieve the soreness and tension in your feet you allow a large percentage of built up negative energy to escape.

There are three different ways to approach amateur home foot massage:

1. Single Massage – This can be done at the office as well, during time when you can sit and don’t need both hands you can remove your shoes and give your feet a soothing thumb massage. The eraser end of a pencil is good for directing pressure to a specific area. Just be sure to spend equal time on both. Once home you can elaborate on your massage by using oils or lotions.
2. Couples Foot Massage – This is a favorite of many because your only duty is to enjoy. Your partner, after warming their hands and getting you comfortable massages each foot in turn allowing you pure relaxation. Back to back massages or alternating nights work well depending on how good each massage is.
3. Simultaneous Foot Massages – Here we’ve taken foot massage to the next level by lying opposite each other (one persons head at the top of the bed one persons head at the foot of the bed) both people can massage each others feet at the same time. Since there are those that enjoy giving a foot massage as much if not more than getting one, this method is twice as rewarding.

Couples massages will take a time or two for each to learn the others pressure preferences but this is a learning curve well worth waiting for. A visit to your favorite licensed massage therapist at least once a month with not only refresh and invigorate you, but you can pick up some techniques that feel good as well.