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10 Reasons why you should smile everyday !! 1. Smiling leads to a long life. • Genuine, intense smiling has proven to lead to a longer life. • Happy, smiling people lead a positive life and has been proven to have an enriching life both for themselves and for others. • This is due to your brain secreting neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine when your smile. These help to maintain a good mood and emotional balance throughout the out. 2. Smiling leads to a young looking you. • Frowning causes wrinkles and stress lines on you face. • Smiling frequently gets you a younger looking age defying face. 3. Smiling relieves stress. • Smiling lowers the stress hormones like cortisol. 4. Smiling is contagious.   • Your brain sub-consciously picks up other people smiling. • You tend to mimic other people smiling. 5. Smiling helps keep heart diseases at bay. • It helps to maintain a constan...

  What is dental phobia? Photo by Hendersonville Family It is the fear , anxiety or stress in a dental clinic (surroundings) or while visiting the dentist. People with dental fear / phobia avoid dental care, which leads to delay in their treatment and eventually the treatment done for the specific problem is usually painful because of the stage it is done in. This impairs quality of oral health and overall health. Coping with dental phobia is essential, major concern being neglecting serious problems. Firstly it is important to understand the cause of dental anxiety/phobia. Is it due to a past dental experience, is it subjective or objective (i.e. opinions or ideas heard from others). Common fears can also give rise to dental anxiety, i.e. fear of needles, blood, anticipation of pain , hospital workplace , physical trauma to head and neck. coping with dental phobia is effective only when the dental professional knows the cause of the anxiety. How can you overcome dental...