Smile Dental and Implant Centre

  Keeping your teeth healthy during the summer is important for maintaining a bright smile and strong oral health. Summer often involves activities like outdoor barbecues, ice cream treats, and refreshing drinks. These fun activities can sometimes challenge your dental health if you aren’t careful. Hot weather can lead to more dehydration, which affects saliva production. Saliva plays a key role in protecting teeth by neutralizing acids and washing away food particles. Without enough saliva, your risk of tooth decay and gum disease can increase. Summer also has many temptations, such as sugary drinks, candy, and sweet snacks. These treats taste great but can harm your teeth if eaten too often. Excess sugar feeds harmful bacteria in your mouth, which produce acids that eat away at your tooth enamel—the hard, protective outer layer of teeth. Once enamel wears down, cavities can form, leading to painful toothaches and costly dental work. To keep your teeth at their best, it’s imp...